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Weight is a measurement referring to either an object's mass or the gravitational force acting on the object. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (from wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... A spring scale measures the weight of an object In the physical sciences, weight is a measurement of the gravitational force acting on an object. ...

Weight may also refer to:

• Weight (representation theory), a type of function
• Weight (album), an album by Rollins Band
• Weight (strings), the number of times a letter occurs in a string
• Weights, objects of known mass used in weightlifting
• Weight class, a competition division used to match competitors against others of their own size
• Weight function, the importance placed on a piece of data

Weight may also be: Given a set S of complex matrices, each of which is diagonalizable and any two of which commute under multiplication, it is always possible to diagonalize all the elements of S simultaneously. ... Weight is the seventh release (excluding sigles and promotional discs) and the fourth full-length studio album by the Rollins Band, released on April 12, 1994 (see 1994 in music). ... The -weight of a string, for a letter, is the number of times that letter occurs in the string. ... Weights are exercise equipment used for strength and muscle training. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... A weight function is a mathematical device used when performing a sum, integral, or average in order to give some elements more of a weight than others. ...

• The object thrown in a weight throw
• A measure of emphasis in typography
• A measure of paper density and thickness
• Draw weight of a bow
• Line weight in contour line construction in cartography

In the Scottish Highland games, the weight throw consists of two separate events, the light weight and the heavy weight. ... In typography, emphasis is the exaggeration of words in a text with a font in a different style from the rest of the text—to emphasize them. ... Comparison of the most common paper sizes. ... A bow is an ancient weapon that shoots arrows powered by the elasticity of the bow. ... Elevation contour map A contour line shows elevation. ...

People with the surname Weight

• Carel Weight, a British artist
• Doug Weight, an American ice hockey player

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