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Weight

In science and engineering, the weight of an object is a quantity associated with the gravitational force exerted on the object by other objects in its environment, although there is some variation and debate as to the exact definition.

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Common symbols
W {\displaystyle W}
Conserved?
No
Derivations from other quantities
W = m g {\displaystyle W=mg} · W = m a {\displaystyle W=ma}
Dimension
M L T − 2 {\displaystyle {\mathsf {MLT}}^{-2}}
Extensive?
Yes
In SI base units
kg⋅m⋅s−2

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Mass

Sensation

Measuring

Relative weights on the Earth and other celestial bodies

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Weight

Nodes131
Edges130
Triples113
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015267
Components1

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Weight

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related to history · 14
Weight → According, Archimedes, Aristotle, As, Discussion, Euclid, Greek, He, Jean Buridan's, Operational, Plato, The, These, To Aristotle
related to Measuring · 12
Weight → Earth, Earth's, However, In, Moon, Since, So, Some, The, Therefore, To, When
related to Operational definition · 10
Weight → As, Earth, Earth's, However, In, It, Since, The, Therefore, This
related to Newton · 9
Weight → Earth, He, In, Mass, Newton, Newton's, Sun, The, This
related to Mass · 8
Weight → Earth, For, However, In, Similarly, Since, The, This
related to Gravitational definition · 7
Weight → CGPM, General Conference, In, Measures, The, This, Weights
related to Relativity · 7
Weight → Einstein's, Gravitational, In, Newtonian, Nonetheless, The, This
is a · 5
Weight → force that results from the action of gravity on matter, quantity that is measured by, same as that of force, term that is generally found in commerce or trade applications, weight of the packaging alone
related to ISO definition · 5
Weight → In, International, ISO, ISO International, ISO/IEC
related to Pound and other non-SI units · 5
Weight → Earth, In United States, Related, SI, The

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force mass gravity object earth gravitational definition units standard measured quantity newton body scale weights surface example si unit used

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WeightCommon symbolsW {\displaystyle W}1.00infobox
WeightConserved?No1.00infobox
WeightDerivations from other quantitiesW = m g {\displaystyle W=mg}1.00infobox
WeightDerivations from other quantitiesW = m a {\displaystyle W=ma}1.00infobox
WeightDimensionM L T − 2 {\displaystyle {\mathsf {MLT}}^{-2}}1.00infobox
WeightExtensive?Yes1.00infobox
WeightIn SI base unitskg⋅m⋅s−21.00infobox
WeightIntensive?No1.00infobox
WeightOther unitspound-force (lbf)1.00infobox
WeightSI unitnewton (N)1.00infobox
Weightis aquantity that is measured by0.90text
Weightis aforce that results from the action of gravity on matter0.90text
Weightis asame as that of force0.90text
Weightis aterm that is generally found in commerce or trade applications0.90text
Weightis aweight of the packaging alone0.90text

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