HOLD IT... O'bulbous one(whale) we havn't finished with WHAT IS MATTER?.. yet..
WHAT IS MATTER?... you havn't sung this song yet..
What is it... not what does it do..
Matter is some predicate, perhaps categoreal, perhaps generic, perhaps specific. It might be interesting to note that matrix, matter, and mother all spring from the same root word. As such we constantly misuse the term. At least don’t ask if matter is, because that would hardly be a complete assertion.