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What does antimatter mean?

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Noun
  1. (physics) Matter that is composed of the antiparticles of those that constitute normal matter.
  2. (physics) A form of matter that has a key property, such as charge, opposite to that of ordinary matter.
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In general, the distinction between matter and antimatter is somewhat arbitrary.
This brief survey of recent Lorentz tests only lists those experiments involving light, ordinary matter, and antimatter.
What is CP violation and how does it explain the fact that matter outnumbers antimatter in the universe?
When particles of matter and particles of antimatter collide, large amounts of energy are produced as a by-product.
If it turns out that antimatter gravitates in any way different from matter, a whole lot of theory is going to have to be revised.
Why is the universe made of matter and not equal parts of matter and antimatter?

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