weighting

SayWAYT-ing/ˈweɪtɪŋ/

Pluralweightings

2 meanings of weighting

1
nounfigurativelycountable
How much importance you give to something when making a decision or working out a result.
Like giving some answers more points than others when you add up a score.
The teacher gave more weighting to the final exam than to homework.
Each survey answer carried a different weighting in the final score.
2
verb
Present participle of weight. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now.
They are weighting the scores so the test counts more.
She is weighting the net with small stones to keep it down.
Note

weighting is a form of weight

weight, verb: To give each number a value that decides how much it counts. Full entry

Forms: weightweights he/she/itweighting -ing formweighted past tense, past participle
Spelling: weight → weighting: add -ing

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