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AFAIK weight is the "effective" force due to gravity, meaning the force exerted to keep the mass stationary is the weight. If the mass is on the end of a lever
by uoaei 7y ago
AFAIK weight is the "effective" force due to gravity, meaning the force exerted to keep the mass stationary is the weight.
If the mass is on the end of a lever, it will be heavier as it will require more force to keep it from falling toward the Earth.
- pjscott 7y agoThat definition sounds fairly non-standard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight#Definitions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight#Definitions