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Physical designation for all material possessing mass. The matter of our Earth consists fundamentally of protons, neutrons and electrons, which together make up all existing atoms.
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[A20/B34] Distinguished by Kant from form; associated with bodies and physical objects. In the Aesthetic, Kant defines matter as "that in the appearance which corresponds to sensation [ie, the effect of an object upon the faculty of sensibility, which yields intuitions] I term its matter"; form is "that which so determines the manifold of appearance that it allows of being ordered in certain relations".
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Matter ordinarily exists in one of three physical states: solid, liquid, or gas. A given object's state depends on what the molecules are doing at the object's current temperature and pressure, ie, are the molecules not holding together at all, holding together weakly, or holding together so tightly that they are locked into a stationary position. The transition between the states occurs at definite temperatures and pressures. ...
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What all things are made of.
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Lusterless surface.
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