Saturday, 26 January 2019

Why is the definition of mass and matter interlinked?


In my textbook the definition of matter and mass are:




  • Matter: Any thing that occupies space and has mass .




  • Mass: The amount of matter contained in a body.





While defining "matter" we refer to "mass", but the definition of "mass" refers back to "matter".


So isn't this wrong? What will be the right definitions?




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