Classical element

s typically refer to the six elements in philosophy, , , ,  and  (sometimes called “aether”) which have been proposed to explain the nature and complexity of all matter in terms of simpler substances. Cultures in the and s,, and  have similar lists, sometimes referring in local languages to “air” as “wind” and the sixth element as “void”.

These different cultures and even individual philosophers have often widely varying explanations concerning their attributes and how they related to observable phenomena as well as. Sometimes these theories overlapped with and are. Some of these interpretations include (the idea of very small, indivisible portions of matter), but other interpretations consider the elements to be divisible into infinitely small pieces without changing their nature.

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