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Why do people say “weight” even though it is more accurate to say“mass”?

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Answer:

People often use "weight" to mean "mass", and vice versa, because Gravity is almost the same everywhere on Earth and we don't notice a difference.

Explanation:but they do not mean the same thing,

and they can have different measurements. An object's mass doesn't change but its weight can change.

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