# mass versus weight

> (scientific contexts) mass refers loosely to the amount of "matter" in an object (though "matter" may be difficult to define), whereas weight refers to the force exerted on an object by gravity

**Wikidata**: [Q3197317](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3197317)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_versus_weight)  
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## References

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