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Physical object

In natural language and physical science, a physical object or material object (or simply an object or body) is a collection of matter, usually contiguous, with a defined boundary, that exists in space and time. It is usually contrasted with abstract objects and mental objects.

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Physical object

Nodes90
Edges89
Triples16
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022222
Components1

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Physical object

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related to External links · 4
Physical object → Media, Physical, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to In psychology · 3
Physical object → Body Psychotherapy, In, While

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object may objects time physical identity space body boundary physics properties collection matter common extension material particle also usage point

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
mathematical objects which do not exist at any particular time or place.Examples are a cloudinstance ofThis contrasts with abstract objects0.80text
a human bodyinstance ofThis contrasts with abstract objects0.80text
a bananainstance ofThis contrasts with abstract objects0.80text
a billiard ballinstance ofThis contrasts with abstract objects0.80text
a tableinstance ofThis contrasts with abstract objects0.80text
or a protoninstance ofThis contrasts with abstract objects0.80text
mental objectsinstance ofThis is contrasted with abstract objects0.80text
which exist in the mental worldinstance ofThis is contrasted with abstract objects0.80text
and mathematical objectsinstance ofThis is contrasted with abstract objects0.80text
Physical objectrelated to External linksWiktionary-logo-en-v20.60section
Physical objectrelated to External linksMedia0.60section
Physical objectrelated to External linksPhysical0.60section

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