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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions src/metpy/calc/thermo.py
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Expand Up @@ -1759,7 +1759,7 @@ def density(pressure, temperature, mixing_ratio, molecular_weight_ratio=mpconsts
Total atmospheric pressure

temperature: `pint.Quantity`
Air temperature
Air temperature (or the virtual temperature if the mixing ratio is set to 0)

mixing_ratio : `pint.Quantity`
Mass mixing ratio (dimensionless)
Expand All @@ -1783,7 +1783,7 @@ def density(pressure, temperature, mixing_ratio, molecular_weight_ratio=mpconsts

Notes
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.. math:: \rho = \frac{p}{R_dT_v}
.. math:: \rho = \frac{\epsilon p\,(1+w)}{R_dT\,(w+\epsilon)}

.. versionchanged:: 1.0
Renamed ``mixing`` parameter to ``mixing_ratio``
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