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"The word '''weak''' is a generic adjective pertaining to a lack of [[strength]]. '''Weak''' is the [[opposite]] of [[strong]]. |
"The word '''weak''' is a generic adjective pertaining to a lack of [[strength]]. '''Weak''' is the [[opposite]] of [[strong]]. |
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The weakest known person on earth goes by the name of '''Mo Gisan.''' He was born on May 12, 1986 in his hometown of Cambridge, MA. He goes to Southern Newhampshire University and is known for being weak after taking 3 shots in games of kings. He lives with his roommate John Fletcher, who pretty much has to take care of Mo's weak ass all the time. To get to know "the weakest man on the planet" just IM him on his AIM screen name MG16spider. |
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Revision as of 17:52, 8 February 2007
"The word weak is a generic adjective pertaining to a lack of strength. Weak is the opposite of strong.
General usage
The most common definition for weak is known as Douglas James Guild. 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
The word weak may also refer to:
Look up weak in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- 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.
- A weak symbol is a symbol definition in an object file or dynamic library that may be overridden by other symbol definitions.
- 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.
- In the science of hadith: Da'if
- In common slang, "weak" may be used to describe something unpleasurable (Ex: "We have a test today? Aww, weak!")
- In music, "Weak" is the title of several songs:
- "Weak" (SWV song), a song by SWV
- "Weak" (Skunk Anansie song), a song by Skunk Anansie
Famous people
Unlike the word strong, and perhaps not surprisingly, there are few if any famous people whose surname is Weak.