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weighted

weighted

4.7
Some parts count more than others
  • adjective
  • /ˈweɪtɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ponderado
  • The tech sector has been heavily weighted in the S&P for some time now.

For example, what if it's weighted in some unfair way?

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Examples

  • In her study, she used a weighted approach to prioritize certain factors over others.

  • And it's much more weighted towards our choice of diet.

  • For example, what if it's weighted in some unfair way?

  • The final score was weighted to reflect the importance of each game in the tournament.

  • The results of the survey were weighted to account for the different populations represented.

Antonyms

unweighted
  • Specialized
1 4.7

Data or results shown without giving some items more importance

Compounds

weighted average
  • Specialized
3 3.7

A number you get by giving some numbers more importance than others

weighted mean
  • Specialized
6.0

An average that gives some numbers more importance using assigned values

6.3

An average where some numbers count more than others, for example when scores have different importance

How Weighted

dominated
2.9
weighted
  • Specialized
4.7
balanced
101 1.0
unweighted
  • Specialized
1 4.7

Surface Forms

weighted positive

Morphology

weighted = weight (transparent) = weight + ed

Formed from the verb 'weight' + -ed; meaning 'assigned more influence' is directly derived from the base verb.

Etymology

The word weighted comes from the idea of giving something more weight, or 'importance', like putting a heavy object on one side of a scale so that side counts more. So a weighted score or vote is one that has extra influence.