सभी पदार्थ स्थान घेरते हैं। इसी त्रि-विमीय स्थान की मात्रा की माप को आयतन कहते हैं। एक-विमीय आकृतियाँ एवं द्वि-विमीय आकृतियाँ का आयतन शून्य होता है।

Volume is a measure of regions in three-dimensional space. It is often quantified numerically using SI derived units or by various imperial or US customary units. The definition of length and height (cubed) is interrelated with volume. The volume of a container is generally understood to be the capacity of the container; i.e., the amount of fluid that the container could hold, rather than the amount of space the container itself displaces. By metonymy, the term "volume" sometimes is used to refer to the corresponding region.