/madər/, noun:
1. an affair or situation under consideration; a topic.
“Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well. “ Jack London
2. a physical substance which occupies space and possesses rest mass, “A person by study must try to disengage the subject from useless matter, and to seize on points capable of improvement. ... When subjects are viewed through the mists of prejudice, useful truths may escape.” Joseph MacSweeny intransitive verb: be of importance; have significance. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” Confucius