Medium definition has uncommon use of the word 'physicality'

[kstudzin]

Original Comment

Physicality is defined as "the fact of relating to the body as opposed to the mind; physical presence" or "involvement of a lot of bodily contact or activity" where as we are talking more about the physical material

[uscholdm]

I agree. Can you think of a revised definition?

[kstudzin]

Original definition: A physicality on which a work could be implemented or exposed. E.g., paper, clay, or a computer monitor.
Suggested definition: A physical material on which a work could be implemented or exposed. E.g., paper, clay, or a computer monitor.

[uscholdm]

Original definition: A physicality on which a work could be implemented or exposed. E.g., paper, clay, or a computer monitor. Suggested definition: A physical material on which a work could be implemented or exposed. E.g., paper, clay, or a computer monitor.

This is perfect if we just want to change the one thing. I propose a slight variation that adds renders and removes exposed, which sounds very odd to me.

• A physical material on which a work can be rendered, represented or implemented. E.g., paper, clay, or a computer monitor.

[dylan-sa]

I like this proposal.

Since we are thinking of a medium as a physical material, I was thinking about how it relates to PhysicalSubstance. Instances of PhysicalSubstance are supposed to be actual samples of a substance (e.g., the amount of coffee in the cup I'm drinking right now), while instances of Medium seem to be types of physical substances or objects (e.g., clay, not a particular sample of clay; paper, not a particular piece of paper). (I don't think this affects the proposal; mostly just trying to pin down the distinction.)