Weight In science and engineering, the weight of an object is the force acting on the object due to gravity. Some standard textbooks define weight as a Euclidean vector, vector quantity, the gravitational force acting on the object. Others define weigh ...

is a measurement of the gravitational force acting on an object. Weight or The Weight may also refer to:

Mathematics

* Weight (graph theory) a number associated to an edge or to a vertex of a graph *

Weight (representation theory) In the mathematical field of representation theory, a weight of an algebra ''A'' over a field F is an algebra homomorphism from ''A'' to F, or equivalently, a one-dimensional representation of ''A'' over F. It is the algebra analogue of a multiplic ...

, a type of function * Weight (strings), the number of times a letter occurs in a string * Weight, an integer associated to each variable of a

quasi-homogeneous polynomial In algebra, a multivariate polynomial : f(x)=\sum_\alpha a_\alpha x^\alpha\text\alpha=(i_1,\dots,i_r)\in \mathbb^r \text x^\alpha=x_1^ \cdots x_r^, is quasi-homogeneous or weighted homogeneous, if there exist ''r'' integers w_1, \ldots, w_r, called ...

* Weight of a topological space; see base *

Weighting The process of weighting involves emphasizing the contribution of particular aspects of a phenomenon (or of a set of data) over others to an outcome or result; thereby highlighting those aspects in comparison to others in the analysis. That i ...

, making some data contribute to a result more than others **

Weight function A weight function is a mathematical device used when performing a sum, integral, or average to give some elements more "weight" or influence on the result than other elements in the same set. The result of this application of a weight function is ...

Weighted mean The weighted arithmetic mean is similar to an ordinary arithmetic mean (the most common type of average), except that instead of each of the data points contributing equally to the final average, some data points contribute more than others. The ...

and weighted average, the importance can vary on each piece of data **

Weighting filter A weighting filter is used to emphasize or suppress some aspects of a phenomenon compared to others, for measurement or other purposes. Audio applications In each field of audio measurement, special units are used to indicate a weighted measure ...

Science and technology

* Weight (unit), a former English unit * Weight, a connection strength, or coefficient in a linear combination, as in an

artificial neural network Artificial neural networks (ANNs), usually simply called neural networks (NNs) or neural nets, are computing systems inspired by the biological neural networks that constitute animal brains. An ANN is based on a collection of connected unit ...

* Weight, a measure of

paper density Paper density is a paper product's mass per unit volume. The density can be calculated by dividing the grammage of paper (in grams per square metre or "gsm") by its caliper (usually in micrometres, occasionally in mils). The "ISO 534:2011, Pap ...

Body weight Human body weight is a person's mass or weight. Strictly speaking, body weight is the measurement of weight without items located on the person. Practically though, body weight may be measured with clothes on, but without shoes or heavy accessor ...

, a commonly used term for the mass of an organism's body *

Font weight In movable type, metal typesetting, a font is a particular #Characteristics, size, weight and style of a typeface. Each font is a matched set of type, with a piece (a "Sort (typesetting), sort") for each glyph. A typeface consists of a range of ...

* Line weight in contour line construction in cartography *

Specific weight The specific weight, also known as the unit weight, is the weight per unit volume of a material. A commonly used value is the specific weight of water on Earth at , which is .National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (2005). ''Fu ...

, the weight per unit volume of a material * In underwater diving, a dense object used for

ballast Ballast is material that is used to provide stability to a vehicle or structure. Ballast, other than cargo, may be placed in a vehicle, often a ship or the gondola of a balloon or airship, to provide stability. A compartment within a boat, ship, ...

in a diving weighting system

Film and television

* ''The Weight'' (film), a 2012 South Korean film * "Weight" (''Justified''), a 2014 television episode * "The Weight" (''The Sopranos''), a 2002 television episode

Music

* ''Weight'' (album), by Rollins Band, 1994 * ''Weight'' (EP), by the Kindred, 2017 * "Weight" (song), by Latrice Royale, 2014 * "

The Weight "The Weight" is a song by the Canadian-American group the Band that was released as a single in 1968 and on the group's debut album ''Music from Big Pink''. It was their first release under this name, after their previous releases as Canadian ...

", a song by The Band, 1968 * "Weight", a song by

Alexz Johnson Alexzandra Spencer Johnson (born November 4, 1986) is a Canadian musician, actress, and philanthropist. Her debut album ''Voodoo'' was independently released with her brother Brendan Johnson in 2010, followed by the demo release of ''The Basem ...

, 2020 * "Weight", a song by Brockhampton from ''

Iridescence Iridescence (also known as goniochromism) is the phenomenon of certain surfaces that appear to gradually change color as the angle of view or the angle of illumination changes. Examples of iridescence include soap bubbles, feathers, butterfl ...

'', 2018 * "Weight", a song by Isis from ''

Oceanic Oceanic may refer to: *Of or relating to the ocean *Of or relating to Oceania **Oceanic climate **Oceanic languages **Oceanic person or people, also called "Pacific Islander(s)" Places * Oceanic, British Columbia, a settlement on Smith Island, ...

'', 2002

Sports

* Weight, an object of known mass used in

weight training Weight training is a common type of strength training for developing the strength, size of skeletal muscles and maintenance of strength.Keogh, Justin W, and Paul W Winwood. “Report for: The Epidemiology of Injuries Across the Weight-Traini ...

* Weight, the object thrown in a

weight throw Two sports have events that fall under the name of weight throw one being the track and field event and the other being the Scottish highland games events. The track and field event is most popular in the United States as an indoor equivalent t ...

* Draw weight of a bow *

Weight class Weight classes are divisions of competition used to match competitors against others of their own size. Weight classes are used in a variety of sports, especially combat sports (such as boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and wrestling). Altern ...

, a competition division used to match competitors against others of their own size

Other uses

* Weight (surname) *

Weight (wine) Wine and food matching is the process of pairing food dishes with wine to enhance the dining experience. In many cultures, wine has had a long history of being a staple at the dinner table and in some ways both the winemaking and culinary traditi ...

or "body", a quality of wine {{disambiguation vi:Tương tác hấp dẫn#Trọng lực