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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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
To test this idea, the researchers monitored brain activity in mice while the animals pressed a weighted lever.
From Science Daily
The report showed an unusual slowdown in the price increases for rents and other housing costs, which are weighted heavily in US inflation calculations and have been a key point of concern for many households.
From BBC
In theory, other EU countries could override Belgium and ram the initiative through with a weighted majority but that would be a nuclear option that few see as likely for now.
From Barron's
For the index, the forward P/E is based on current stock prices and rolling 12-month earnings-per-share estimates for its constituent stocks among analysts polled by LSEG, weighted by market capitalization.
From MarketWatch
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