# matter (substance)

A pattern of energy that is in one place in space through time.

- Computed level: L1 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: published  ·  Domain: physics  ·  Arena: E1

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [energy](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-energy.capacity), [pattern](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-pattern.regularity), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension)

**Through:** Energy binds into a stable pattern that holds one place in space and continues through time.

**Novel properties:**
- persistence
- location
- countable identity

## Examples
- The Earth's inner core remains solid iron at 5700 K due to immense pressure over billions of years. *(geophysics)*
- A standing wave in a plucked guitar string persists at 440 Hz while vibrating. *(acoustics)*
- The International Space Station maintains its structural integrity in low Earth orbit despite micrometeoroid impacts. *(engineering)*

## Used by
- [account](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-account.financial) (L10)
- [air](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-air.material) (L4)
- [art](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-art.creative) (L10)
- [auto](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-auto.vehicle) (L17)
- [beach](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-beach.geographic) (L15)
- [bed](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-bed.furniture) (L17)
- [biological](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-biological.life) (L16)
- [black](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-black.color) (L8)
- [body](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-body.physical) (L10)
- [building](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-building.structure) (L16)
- [bush](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-bush.plant) (L16)
- [carrying](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-carrying.transporting) (L5)
- [cell](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-cell.biological) (L16)
- [charged](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-charged.electrical) (L5)
- [color](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-color.visual) (L8)
- [construction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-construction.building) (L5)
- [container](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-container.object) (L6)
- [content](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-content.material) (L6)
- [cover](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-cover.object) (L14)
- [create](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-create.production) (L5)
- [current](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-current.fluid) (L4)
- [degree](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-degree.measurement) (L13)
- [device](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-device.tool) (L5)
- [display](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-display.visual) (L10)
- [dog](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-dog.animal) (L17)
- [electrical](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-electrical.electrical) (L7)
- [electricity](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-electricity.electrical) (L6)
- [environment](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-environment.surroundings) (L4)
- [extent](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-extent.spatial) (L3)
- [female](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-female.sex) (L2)
- [fire](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-fire.combustion) (L21)
- [flow](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-flow.movement) (L3)
- [fluid](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-fluid.liquid) (L13)
- [food](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-food.nutrient) (L7)
- [foot](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-foot.body-part) (L19)
- [force](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-force.push) (L12)
- [free](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-free.unconstrained) (L5)
- [full](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-full.state) (L10)
- [furniture](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-furniture.home) (L11)
- [gas](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-gas.state) (L13)

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-matter.substance*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-matter.substance.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*