which is more fundamental mass of a body or its weight why

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Mass is fundamental. It is a dimensionless quantity which is a measure of amount of a substance.
Weight is actually force, i.e. weight = mass x acceleration (due to gravity).
So, weight is different according to difference in acceleration due to gravity.

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