The word weak is a generic term pertaining to a lack of strength. Weak is the opposite of strong.

General usage

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A person may suffer muscle weakness. A person may be said to be weak, or the signs of life of a dying person may be said to be weak. A radio signal can be described as weak, as could a scientific theory or piece of art or literature. Thus, the term weak is often a subjective term.

Other usage

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The word weak may also refer to:

• In computer science, there are multiple meanings:
  • A weak consistency in concurrent programming refers to weaker consistency models.
  • A weak entity is a database entity that cannot be uniquely identified by its own attributes alone.
  • A weak reference is a reference that does not protect the referent object from collection by the garbage collector.
• In physics, the weak nuclear force, one of the four fundamental forces of nature.
• In grammar, the term weak is used in opposition to the term strong to designate a conjugation or declension when a language has two parallel systems.
• In mathematics, there are multiple meanings:
  • The weak convergence of random variables of a probability distribution.
  • The weak convergence of a sequence in a Hilbert space.
  • The weak closure of subsets of Hilbert spaces.
  • The weak derivative defined on Sobolev spaces.
  • The weak topology, the weak polar topology, the weak operator topology and weak-star topology of functional analysis.

Famous people

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Unlike the word strong, and perhaps not surprisngly, there are few if any famous people whose surname is Weak.

See also

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• Germanic weak verb
• Mild
• Weakness
• Week

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