A particular state of the motion of matter, i.e., the state of temporary stability and equilibrium under certain conditions and within a certain range. There are two basic cases of rest. One is when a concrete thing does not have a specific form of motion in a certain case. For example, an object is in mechanical equilibrium without a change of place with respect to a certain reference system. The second is that things are in a stage of quantitative change, without qualitative change, maintaining their nature. Rest is a particular form of motion. Engels said: “Any rest, any equilibrium is only relative, only has meaning in relation to one or other definite form of motion. On the earth, for example, a body may be in mechanical equilibrium, may be mechanically at rest.” Rest is conditional, temporary and relative; it is relative rest in motion. There is relative rest in absolute motion, and relative rest contains absolute motion; there is rest in absolute motion and there is motion in relative rest. . .
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