Why is weight not simply referred to as gravitational force?

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Science & Mathematics by Anonymous 2018-05-26 12:05:30

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Why is weight not simply referred to as gravitational force?

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If weight is generally mass multiplied by gravitational acceleration, mg, why do we identify weight as a unique vector? Wouldn't it just be under the category of forces?