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Why do scientists prefer to describe matter by its mass rather than its weight?

Why do scientists prefer to describe matter by its mass rather than its weight?
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Why do scientists prefer to describe matter by its mass rather than its weight?

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Mostly because weight in the size of something and mass generalizes the amount in something
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It is because weight can be change in different gravity but mass remains same in any condition 'cause it does not depend on any physical condition.
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