representative
noun
a person or thing that represents another or others.
representativeness
-
a word derived from
representative.
Example Sentences
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“Although there may be trade-offs between strict adherence to these eligibility requirements and broad representativeness, the current methodology provides substantial market coverage and sector balance,” S&P Dow Jones Indices added in its latest release.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
The regulator said it would like more assurance that the ONS had sufficient steps in place to regularly review and improve sample design and representativeness, tackling bias, survey methodology, and imputation.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2025
“We’re just really bad at making use of objective information and really good at making use of representativeness and similarity,” Aspelmeier said.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2023
Mejdal himself fell victim to the trap of the representativeness heuristic when he started with the Cardinals in 2005.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2021
That all-comprehending oneness, that calm representativeness, by which a steady philosophic mind reaches forth and draws to itself, in their collective entirety, the objects of its contemplations; that pertains not to the young enthusiast.
From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Herman Melville
