weighted

adjective

weight·​ed ˈwā-təd How to pronounce weighted (audio)
1
: made heavy : loaded
weighted silk
2
a
: having a statistical weight attached
a weighted test score
b
: compiled or calculated from weighted data
a weighted mean
3

Examples of weighted in a Sentence

The head of the golf club was weighted.
Recent Examples on the Web Meanwhile, FiveThirtyEight’s weighted average shows Harris with a 3.1-point lead. Sara Dorn, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024 White moviegoers made up 43 percent of ticket buyers, followed by Latino moviegoers (30 percent), Black moviegoers (13 percent), Asian moviegoers (9 percent) and Native American/Others (5 percent), according to weighted PostTrak data. Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 July 2024 Baloo Living’s weighted blankets are 20% off during Amazon’s Prime Day. Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 16 July 2024 More recently, Danzinger has been an entrepreneur, running a company with his brother that sells electric standing desks and has sought to develop products including a non-lethal police weapon and a weighted beach blanket. Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 19 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for weighted 

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Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of weighted was in 1597

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“Weighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weighted. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

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