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The difference between weight and mass is domain specific to physics.

I actually get annoyed at people who are pedantic about these things. Precision is important in some conversations, but just elitist in other.

Anyway, the term “weight” to refer to mass outdates its use as a force - its only since Newton that we distinguish the two, after all.



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