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Dark matter counts as matter in the physical sense because it has mass and exerts gravitational attraction.

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Is it true that dark matter counts as matter in the physical sense because it has mass and exerts gravitational attraction?

Yes. NASA states that dark matter holds mass and interacts with ordinary matter through gravity, directly covering both parts of the claim. Other sources describe dark matter as invisible mass inferred from gravitational effects, though one physics discussion notes the gravitational equivalence is a working assumption.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 6 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 6
Dark matter - Wikipedia
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Dark matter - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_matter

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Does Dark Matter Exert The Same Gravitational Force As ...
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Does Dark Matter Exert The Same Gravitational Force As.... (n.d.). physics.stackexchange.com. https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/263526/does-dark-matter-exert-the-same-gravitational-force-as-ordinary-matter

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Dark Matter.
1993
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James, T. (1993). Dark Matter.. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ482315

Was dark matter invented to explain the formation of primordial stars?
2016
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Was dark matter invented to explain the formation of primordial stars?. (2016). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/32610/was-dark-matter-invented-to-explain-the-formation-of-primordial-stars

Laser Interferometers as Dark Matter Detectors
2018
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D., H. E., X., A. R., & V., F. V. (2018). Laser Interferometers as Dark Matter Detectors. authors.library.caltech.edu. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.98.083019

Simulating Gravity: Dark Matter and Gravitational Lensing in the Classroom
2015
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Jes, F., Jared, S., & Catherine, A. (2015). Simulating Gravity: Dark Matter and Gravitational Lensing in the Classroom. eric.ed.gov. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4935771

Dark Matter - NASA Science
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Dark Matter - NASA Science. (n.d.). science.nasa.gov. https://science.nasa.gov/dark-matter/

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