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noun
The weight or significance given to something, sometimes by means of a statistical multiplier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of weight
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: weight
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: coefficient
History
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Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
