weighting

weight  (wt)

n. Abbr. wt. or w

1. A measure of the heaviness of an object.

2. The force with which a body is attracted to Earth or another celestial body, equal to the product of the object's mass and the acceleration of gravity.

3.

a. A unit measure of gravitational force: a table of weights and measures.

b. A system of such measures: avoirdupois weight; troy weight.

4. The measured heaviness of a specific object: a two-pound weight.

5. An object used principally to exert a force by virtue of its gravitational attraction to Earth, especially:

a. A metallic solid used as a standard of comparison in weighing.

b. An object used to hold something else down.

c. A counterbalance in a machine.

d. Sports A heavy object, such as a dumbbell, lifted for exercise or in athletic competition.

6. Excessive fat; corpulence: exercising in order to lose weight.

7. Statistics A factor assigned to a number in a computation, as in determining an average, to make the number's effect on the computation reflect its importance.

8. Oppressiveness; pressure: the weight of responsibilities.

9. The greater part; preponderance: The weight of the evidence is against the defendant.

10.

a. Influence, importance, or authority: Her approval carried great weight. See Synonyms at importance.

b. Ponderous quality: the weight of the speaker's words.

11. Sports A classification according to comparative lightness or heaviness. Often used in combination: a heavyweight boxer.

12. The heaviness or thickness of a fabric in relation to a particular season or use. Often used in combination: a summerweight jacket.

tr.v. weight·ed, weight·ing, weights

1. To add to, by or as if by attaching a weight; make heavy or heavier.

2. To load down, burden, or oppress.

3. To increase the weight or body of (fabrics) by treating with chemicals.

4. Statistics To assign weights or a weight to.

5. To cause to have a slant or bias: weighted the rules in favor of homeowners.

6. Sports To assign to (a horse) the weight it must carry as a handicap in a race.

Idioms:

by weight

According to weight rather than volume or other measure.

make weight

Sports To weigh within the limits stipulated for an athletic contest.

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[Middle English wight, from Old English wiht; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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weighting [ˈweɪtɪŋ]

n

1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) a factor by which some quantity is multiplied in order to make it comparable with others See also weighted average

2. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) an increase in some quantity, esp an additional allowance paid to compensate for higher living costs a London weighting

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

weighting - (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance weight statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters coefficient - a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic

Translations

weighting [ˈweɪtɪŋ] N

1. (on salary) → plus m (salarial)por coste de vida
London weighting → plus m (salarial)por residir en Londres

2. (Scol) → factor m de valoración

3. (Statistics) → ponderación f

weighting [ˈweɪtɪŋ] n
weighting allowance → indemnité f de résidence

weighting

n (Brit: = supplement) → Zulage f

weighting [ˈweɪtɪŋ] n → indennità f inv speciale (per carovita)