Weight
:See also weight function.
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Weight is the interaction of matter with a gravitational field. It is equal to the mass of the object multiplied by the magnitude of the gravitational field. The word weight entered Old English sometime around the 9th century, and meant the quantity measured with a balance.
Related Topics:
Interaction - Matter - Gravitational field - Mass - Old English - 9th century - Balance
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