weighted


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Financial, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

weight·ed

 (wā′tĭd)

adj.

1. Made heavy or heavier by the addition of something: a weighted base.

2. Statistics Adjusted to reflect value or proportion: a weighted average.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

weighted

(ˈweɪtɪd)

adj

biased: The current electoral law is heavily weighted in favour of the ruling party..

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

weight•ed

(ˈweɪ tɪd)

adj.

1. having additional weight.

2. loaded or burdened.

3. adjusted to a representative value, as a statistic.

[1650–60]

weight′ed•ly, adv.

weight′ed•ness, n.

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.1.weighted - made heavy or weighted down with wearinessweighted - made heavy or weighted down with weariness; "his leaden arms"; "weighted eyelids"

heavy - marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness; "a heavy heart"; "a heavy schedule"; "heavy news"; "a heavy silence"; "heavy eyelids"

2.weighted - adjusted to reflect value or proportion; "votes weighted according to the size of constituencies"; "a law weighted in favor of landlords"; "a weighted average"

adjusted - altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation; "an adjusted insurance claim"; "the car runs more smoothly with the timing adjusted"

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Translations

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

weighted

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

weighted

[ˈweɪtɪd] adj to be weighted in favour of/againstessere nettamente a favore di/contro

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995