<P> In the classical physics observed in everyday life , matter is any substance that has mass and takes up space by having volume . This includes atoms and anything made up of these , but not other energy phenomena or waves such as light or sound . More generally , however , in ( modern ) physics , matter is not a fundamental concept because a universal definition of it is elusive ; for example , the elementary constituents of atoms may be point particles , each having no volume individually . </P>
<P> In the classical physics observed in everyday life , matter is any substance that has mass and takes up space by having volume . This includes atoms and anything made up of these , but not other energy phenomena or waves such as light or sound . More generally , however , in ( modern ) physics , matter is not a fundamental concept because a universal definition of it is elusive ; for example , the elementary constituents of atoms may be point particles , each having no volume individually . </P>
matter can be described as the amount of
matter can be described as the amount of
any substance that has mass and takes up space by having volume
any substance that has mass and takes up space by having volume