The difference between Matter and Purpose

When used as nouns, matter means the basic structural component of the universe. matter usually has mass and volume, whereas purpose means an object to be reached.

When used as verbs, matter means to be important, whereas purpose means to have set as one's purpose.

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  1. Matter as a noun (physics):

    Substance, material. The basic structural component of the universe. Matter usually has mass and volume. Matter made up of normal particles, not antiparticles. (Non-antimatter matter). A kind of substance. Written material (especially in books or magazines). Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives , and becomes .

    Examples:

    "vegetable matter'"

    "printed matter; He always took some reading matter with him on the plane."

  2. Matter as a noun:

    A condition, subject or affair, especially one of concern.

    Examples:

    "What's the matter?; state matters'"

  3. Matter as a noun:

    An approximate amount or extent.

    Examples:

    "I stayed for a matter of months."

  4. Matter as a noun (obsolete):

    The essence; the pith; the embodiment.

  5. Matter as a noun (obsolete):

    Inducing cause or reason, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing.

  6. Matter as a noun (dated):

    Pus.

  1. Matter as a verb (intransitive):

    To be important.

    Examples:

    "The only thing that matters to Jim is being rich."

    "Sorry for pouring ketchup on your clean white shirt! - Oh, don't worry, it does not matter."

  2. Matter as a verb (transitive, obsolete, _, outside dialects):

    To care about, to mind; to find important.

  3. Matter as a verb:

    To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate.

  1. Purpose as a noun:

    An object to be reached; a target; an aim; a goal. "purpose".

  2. Purpose as a noun:

    A result that is desired; an intention.

  3. Purpose as a noun:

    The act of intending to do something; resolution; determination.

  4. Purpose as a noun:

    The subject of discourse; the point at issue.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

  5. Purpose as a noun:

    The reason for which something is done, or the reason it is done in a particular way.

    Examples:

    "The purpose of turning off the lights overnight is to save energy."

  6. Purpose as a noun (obsolete):

    Instance; example.

  1. Purpose as a verb (intransitive):

    To have set as one's purpose; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan.

  2. Purpose as a verb (transitive, passive):

    To design for some purpose.

  3. Purpose as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To discourse.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Edmund Spenser"

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