Weight (disambiguation)

Weight is a measurement of the gravitational force acting on an object. In non-scientific contexts it may refer to an object's mass (quantity of matter). Figuratively, it refers to the seriousness or depth of an idea or thought, or the danger and urgency of a situation.

Weight may also refer to:

Science and technology

• Specific weight, the weight per unit volume of a material
• A measure of paper density
• Line weight in contour line construction in cartography
• Body weight The weight of a person.

Mathematics

• Weighting, making some data contribute to a result more than others
  • Weighted mean
  • Weight function
  • Weighting filter
• Weight (representation theory), a type of function
• Weight of a topological space, see base (topology)
• Weighted mean and weighted average, the importance can vary on each piece of data
• Weight (strings), the number of times a letter occurs in a string

Sports

• Weight class, a competition division used to match competitors against others of their own size
• Weights, objects of known mass used in weightlifting
• The object thrown in a weight throw
• Draw weight of a bow

Biology and physiology

• Body weight, a commonly used term for the mass of an organism's body

Television, film, and music

• Weight (album), an album by Rollins Band
• The Weight, a 1968 song by The Band
• The pressure a pianist applies with force to the keyboard, to improve tone
• "Weight", a song by Isis from the album Oceanic

People with the surname Weight

• Weight (surname)

See also

• Weight of evidence