As Rich said, it depends on the font, but it's a really good question because it affects how the font looks, especially font-face fonts. If you make a mistake, or just use "bold" instead of the correct number, it may display the font as jaggy.
This is a good article: http://css-tricks.com/watch-your-font-weight/
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