weighted
Americanadjective
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having additional weight.
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burdened.
weighted with sorrow.
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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
- self-weighted adjective
- weightedly adverb
- weightedness noun
Etymology
Origin of weighted
Example Sentences
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Since the end of October, the weighted forward P/E for the information technology sector has declined to 26 from 31.8.
From MarketWatch
Since the end of October, the weighted forward P/E for the information technology sector has declined to 26 from 31.8.
From MarketWatch
Wyckoff also pointed out that since the most commonly cited broad stock-market indexes are weighted by companies’ market capitalization, they are dominated by companies whose stocks are trading “at high statistical valuations.”
From MarketWatch
That return is weighted by companies’ market capitalization, as are the full S&P 500 and its sectors.
From MarketWatch
Former England skipper Sir Alastair Cook told TNT Sports the pitch was "heavily weighted towards the bowlers" who "didn't have to work that hard" to take wickets.
From BBC
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