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.
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Bottom trawling is a destructive fishing method that involves dragging massive, weighted nets across the seafloor, unselectively scooping up marine life. Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025 About 1,211 general population South Carolinians were surveyed from May 23-31, with a margin of error of 2.82 percent and a 95 percent confidence level in weighted data. Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025 Shopper denied $51 refund for 20TB HDD that’s mostly a weighted plastic box 4. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2025 Keeler says the weight of a reborn doll can be comforting, like a weighted blanket or a hug. Sam Gillette, People.com, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for weighted

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 16 Jun. 2025.

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