unweighted

adjective

un·​weight·​ed ˌən-ˈwā-təd How to pronounce unweighted (audio)
: not weighted: such as
a
: not made heavy with or as if with a weight
Work with an unweighted exercise bar at first.Wina Sturgeon
b
: not carrying an added burden of weight
an unweighted leg/ski
c
: obtained from statistical data not distinguished as to relative importance
Variables derived from published Census data were used in unweighted form.Donald W. Jones

Examples of unweighted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web An analysis by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that the unweighted average top marginal income-tax rate among developed countries fell by a third, from 65% to 43%, after 25 years. Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2021 The Academic Team Champions program was initiated in 1996 and is based on an unweighted 4.0 scale. John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2023 The movie's 'unweighted mean' stands at 4.7, though IMDb currently officially lists the movie at 7.0 out of a possible 10 stars. Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 1 June 2023 About 16,000 users gave the Disney movie a one-star rating, the lowest possible score out of 10, which dropped the unweighted average (mean) rating to 4.7. Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 31 May 2023 The unweighted Sleep Pod provides a sense of calmness through compression in a way similar to weighted blankets. Medea Giordano, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2023 After finishing third last year and second in 2020-2021, the Olympic Heights girls’ soccer team finished first overall in Class 7A with an unweighted cumulative GPA amongst the schools in the entire state. Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2023 One of the top returning players on four-time 2A conference state champion Northland Prep is senior attacker/defender Rylee Reed, who holds a 4.22 weighted GPA (4.0 unweighted). Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2021 In other words, where the ski’s camber (the arc that lifts the middle section of an unweighted ski off the snow) ends. Aaron H. Bible, Popular Mechanics, 8 Feb. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unweighted was in 1883

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“Unweighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unweighted. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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