Weighting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

weight down with a load

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈeɪɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈeɪtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈeɪtɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈeɪɾɪŋ/.

Examples

He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

burden weight down slant weight burthen angle

Antonyms

unburden

Parts of Speech

noun	(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
verb	weight down with a load
verb	present with a bias “He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders”

Word Forms

weight	verb	present with a bias
burden	noun	weight to be borne or conveyed
burthen	noun	a variant of `burden'
weight	noun	an artifact that is heavy
slant	noun	a biased way of looking at or presenting something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gewichtung

(Statistik) ein Koeffizient, der Elementen einer Häufigkeitsverteilung zugewiesen wird, um ihre relative Bedeutung darzustellen

🇫🇷French

pondération

(statistiques) coefficient attribué aux éléments d'une distribution de fréquence afin de représenter leur importance relative

🇪🇸Spanish

ponderación

(estadísticas) coeficiente asignado a elementos de una distribución de frecuencia para representar su importancia relativa

🇮🇹Italian

ponderazione

(statistica) un coefficiente assegnato agli elementi di una distribuzione di frequenza per rappresentare la loro importanza relativa

🇳🇱Dutch

weging

(statistieken) een coëfficiënt die wordt toegewezen aan elementen van een frequentieverdeling om hun relatieve belang weer te geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

ponderação

(estatísticas) um coeficiente atribuído a elementos de uma distribuição de frequência para representar sua importância relativa

🇷🇺Russian

взвешивание

(статистика) коэффициент, присваиваемый элементам частотного распределения для представления их относительной важности.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भार

(सांख्यिकी) आवृत्ति वितरण के तत्वों को उनके सापेक्ष महत्व को दर्शाने के लिए सौंपा गया गुणांक

🇧🇩Bengali

ওজন

(পরিসংখ্যান) তাদের আপেক্ষিক গুরুত্বের প্রতিনিধিত্ব করার জন্য একটি ফ্রিকোয়েন্সি বিতরণের উপাদানগুলিতে নির্ধারিত একটি সহগ

🇮🇳Tamil

எடையிடுதல்

(புள்ளிவிவரங்கள்) ஒரு அதிர்வெண் விநியோகத்தின் கூறுகளுக்கு அவற்றின் ஒப்பீட்டு முக்கியத்துவத்தை பிரதிநிதித்துவப்படுத்துவதற்காக ஒதுக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு குணகம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వెయిటింగ్

(గణాంకాలు) వాటి సాపేక్ష ప్రాముఖ్యతను సూచించడానికి ఫ్రీక్వెన్సీ పంపిణీ మూలకాలకు కేటాయించిన గుణకం

🇮🇳Marathi

वजन

(सांख्यिकी) वारंवारता वितरणाच्या घटकांना त्यांचे सापेक्ष महत्त्व दर्शविण्यासाठी नियुक्त केलेले गुणांक

🇮🇳Gujarati

વજન

(આંકડા) તેમના સંબંધિત મહત્વને દર્શાવવા માટે આવર્તન વિતરણના ઘટકોને સોંપેલ ગુણાંક

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೂಕದ

(ಅಂಕಿಅಂಶಗಳು) ಅವುಗಳ ಸಾಪೇಕ್ಷ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಸಲು ಆವರ್ತನ ವಿತರಣೆಯ ಅಂಶಗಳಿಗೆ ನಿಗದಿಪಡಿಸಲಾದ ಗುಣಾಂಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെയ്റ്റിംഗ്

(സ്ഥിതിവിവരക്കണക്കുകൾ) ആപേക്ഷിക പ്രാധാന്യത്തെ പ്രതിനിധീകരിക്കുന്നതിനായി ഒരു ഫ്രീക്വൻസി ഡിസ്ട്രിബ്യൂഷൻ്റെ മൂലകങ്ങൾക്ക് നൽകിയിട്ടുള്ള ഒരു ഗുണകം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਾਰ

(ਅੰਕੜੇ) ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰੀ ਮਹੱਤਵ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਬਾਰੰਬਾਰਤਾ ਵੰਡ ਦੇ ਤੱਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਇੱਕ ਗੁਣਾਂਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

وزن

اعداد و شمار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

加权

（统计）分配给频率分布元素的系数，以表示它们的相对重要性

🇯🇵Japanese

重み付け

(統計) 相対的な重要性を表すために頻度分布の要素に割り当てられる係数

🇰🇷Korean

가중치

(통계) 상대적 중요성을 나타내기 위해 빈도 분포 요소에 할당된 계수

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cân nặng

(thống kê) hệ số được gán cho các phần tử của phân bố tần số để thể hiện tầm quan trọng tương đối của chúng

🇹🇭Thai

การถ่วงน้ำหนัก

(สถิติ) ค่าสัมประสิทธิ์ที่กำหนดให้กับองค์ประกอบของการแจกแจงความถี่เพื่อแสดงความสำคัญสัมพัทธ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembobotan

(Statistik) koefisien yang ditetapkan pada elemen distribusi frekuensi untuk mewakili kepentingan relatifnya

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtimbang

(statistics) isang koepisyent na itinalaga sa mga elemento ng isang frequency distribution upang kumatawan sa kanilang relatibong kahalagahan

🇲🇾Malay

pemberat

(statistik) pekali yang diberikan kepada unsur taburan frekuensi untuk mewakili kepentingan relatifnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الترجيح

(الإحصائيات) معامل مخصص لعناصر التوزيع التكراري لتمثيل أهميتها النسبية

🇮🇷Persian

وزن دهی

(آمار) ضریب اختصاص داده شده به عناصر توزیع فرکانس به منظور نشان دادن اهمیت نسبی آنها

🇹🇷Turkish

ağırlıklandırma

(istatistik) göreceli önemlerini temsil etmek amacıyla frekans dağılımının öğelerine atanan bir katsayı

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׁקלוּל

(סטטיסטיקה) מקדם המוקצה לאלמנטים של התפלגות תדר על מנת לייצג את חשיבותם היחסית

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What is the primary definition of the word 'weighting'?

The primary meaning of 'weighting' is '(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance'.

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Using 'weighting' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'weighting' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'weighting' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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