matter

Summary

matter ranks in the top 0.054% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,321 views/month, #42 of 77,819).^[1]

Key Facts

• matter is a type of physical substance^[2].
• matter is part of observable universe^[3].
• matter's Commons category is recorded as Matter^[4].
• matter is the opposite of non-material physical substance^[5].
• matter comprises quark or lepton^[6].
• matter's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Matter^[7].
• matter's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[8].
• matter's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• matter's partially coincident with is recorded as Dravya^[10].
• matter's has characteristic is recorded as mass^[11].
• matter's has characteristic is recorded as mass density^[12].
• matter's has characteristic is recorded as temperature^[13].
• matter's has characteristic is recorded as state of matter^[14].
• matter's different from is recorded as Madde^[15].
• matter's different from is recorded as Mata^[16].
• matter's different from is recorded as Hmota^[17].
• matter's different from is recorded as Aine^[18].
• matter's different from is recorded as Materia^[19].
• matter's different from is recorded as Stof^[20].
• matter's different from is recorded as Materie^[21].
• matter's different from is recorded as Matière^[22].
• matter's different from is recorded as Materio^[23].
• matter's different from is recorded as Materiya^[24].
• matter's union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers^[25].
• matter's disjoint union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers^[26].

Body

Definition and Type

matter is a type of physical substance^[2]. matter is the opposite of non-material physical substance^[5].

Use and Application

matter comprises quark or lepton^[6]. matter is part of observable universe^[3].

Why It Matters

matter ranks in the top 0.054% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,321 views/month, #42 of 77,819).^[1] matter has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] matter is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]