Matter
Matter is generally considered to be a substance (often a particle) that has rest mass and (usually) also volume. The volume is determined by the three-dimensional space it occupies, while the mass is defined by the usual ways that mass is measured (see the article on mass). Matter is also a general term for the substance of which all observable physical objects consist.
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“In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than ugliness.”
—Colette [Sidonie Gabrielle Colette] (1873–1954)
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—F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)
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