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Weight is a function of gravity. As a person moves farther away from a source of gravity, such as the earth or moon, the amount of gravitational force they experience dwindles, until it is negligible. While weight is a local property, the person's mass is constant. In other words, while the person is technically "weightless" applying force to create motion will vary based on how "massive" a person is.

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