weighted

[wey-tid]

adjective

1. having additional weight.

2. burdened.

   weighted with sorrow.

3. adjusted or adapted to a representative value, especially in determining the value of a legislator's vote as proportionate to the population of that legislator's constituency.

Other Word Forms

• weightedly adverb
• weightedness noun
• self-weighted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of weighted¹

First recorded in 1650–60; weight + -ed ²

Example Sentences

We compute a weighted futures premium composite, and we call that calculation VOLFUTA.

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The department used a number of weighted metrics to determine a neighbourhood's level of deprivation, including income, crime and barriers to housing.

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From counting sheep to trying white noise or using weighted blankets, people have explored countless ways to improve their sleep.

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Still, it says Air NZ’s shares already implies a recovery in returns to levels akin to its weighted average cost of capital.

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There has been a new weighted put-call ratio buy signal in Boston Scientific Corp.

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