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Construct related to weighted sums and averages
A weight function is a mathematical device used when performing a sum, integral, or average to give some elements more "weight" or influence on the result
Weight_function
Algebraic operation on coordinate vectors
have a weight function (i.e., a function which weights each term of the inner product with a value). Explicitly, the inner product of functions u ( x )
Dot_product
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: Weight (graph theory) a number associated to an edge or to a vertex of a graph Weight (representation theory), a type of function Weight (strings)
Weight_(disambiguation)
Moving average and polynomial regression method for smoothing data
mentioned above, the weight function gives the most weight to the data points nearest the point of estimation and the least weight to the data points that
Local_regression
Analytic function on the upper half-plane with a certain behavior under the modular group
modular form of level Γ {\displaystyle \Gamma } and weight k {\displaystyle k} is a holomorphic function f : H → C {\displaystyle f:{\mathcal {H}}\to \mathbb
Modular_form
Numerical integration method
approximation for the function. This polynomial is then integrated exactly. In practice, the integration weights for the value of the function at each node are
Clenshaw–Curtis_quadrature
Proposal in harmonic analysis
a function f {\displaystyle f} from the hypersurface to R n {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{n}} could be bounded, for any nonnegative weight function, by
Mizohata–Takeuchi_conjecture
Set of polynomials where any two are orthogonal to each other
non-negative function with support on some interval [x1, x2] in the real line (where x1 = −∞ and x2 = ∞ are allowed). Such a W is called a weight function. Then
Orthogonal_polynomials
Type of function
Laguerre polynomials on ( 0 , ∞ ) {\displaystyle (0,\infty )} the weight function is w ( x ) = e − x {\displaystyle w(x)=e^{-x}} . Both physicists and
Orthogonal_functions
Mathematical description of quantum state
numbers) labeling different solutions, the strictly positive function w is called a weight function, and δmn is the Kronecker delta. The integration is taken
Wave_function
Graph theory problem
edge set E {\displaystyle E} , and weight function w : E → R {\displaystyle w:E\to \mathbb {R} } , a maximum-weight matching is an independent set of edges
Maximum-weight_matching
Type of constraint on solutions to differential equations
differential equation. The dependent unknown u in the same form as the weight function w appearing in the boundary expression is termed a primary variable
Dirichlet_boundary_condition
Person's mass or weight
Human body weight is a person's mass or weight. Strictly speaking, body weight is the measurement of mass without items located on the person. Practically
Human_body_weight
Tree-based ensemble machine learning methods
x' by looking at the "neighborhood" of the point, formalized by a weight function W: y ^ = ∑ i = 1 n W ( x i , x ′ ) y i . {\displaystyle {\hat {y}}=\sum
Random_forest
Approximation of the definite integral of a function
expressed in a slightly more general way by introducing a positive weight function ω into the integrand, and allowing an interval other than [−1, 1].
Gaussian_quadrature
Number of nonzero symbols in a string
The Hamming weight of a string is the number of symbols that are different from the zero-symbol of the alphabet used. It is thus equivalent to the Hamming
Hamming_weight
Reduction of the total body mass
In medicine, health, or physical fitness, weight loss is a reduction of the total body mass, by a mean loss of fluid, body fat (adipose tissue), or lean
Weight_loss
Technique for setting initial values of trainable parameters in a neural network
gradients and activation function saturation. Note that even though this article is titled "weight initialization", both weights and biases are used in
Weight_initialization
Distribution estimation technique
does not include the extra computing time required to compute the weight function. Hence, some people evaluate the net run-time improvement by various
Importance_sampling
Polynomial sequence
_{n+1}(x)=\left(x-{d \over dx}\right)\psi _{n}(x).} Since these functions contain the square root of the weight function and have been scaled appropriately, they are orthonormal:
Hermite_polynomials
Deformation of the group algebra of a Coxeter group
weight function L: W → 1/2Z may be permitted as well. For technical reasons it is also often convenient only to consider positive weight functions.
Iwahori–Hecke_algebra
Function used in signal processing
processing and statistics, a window function (also known as an apodization function or tapering function) is a mathematical function that is zero-valued outside
Window_function
Instrument to measure the weight of an object
device used to measure weight or mass. These are also known as mass scales, weight scales, mass balances, massometers, and weight balances. The traditional
Weighing_scale
Polynomial sequence
orthogonal polynomials on the interval [−1,1] with respect to the weight function (1 − x2)α–1/2. They generalize Legendre polynomials and Chebyshev polynomials
Gegenbauer_polynomials
Measurement of wheeled motor vehicles
Vehicle weight is a measurement of wheeled motor vehicles; either an actual measured weight of the vehicle under defined conditions or a gross weight rating
Vehicle_weight
Mathematical function
mathematics, the Dedekind eta function, named after Richard Dedekind, is a modular form of weight 1/2 and is a function defined on the upper half-plane
Dedekind_eta_function
Generalization of perpendicularity
the inner product of two functions f {\displaystyle f} and g {\displaystyle g} with respect to a nonnegative weight function w {\displaystyle w} over
Orthogonality_(mathematics)
Special mathematical functions defined on the surface of a sphere
the weighted Hilbert space of functions f square-integrable with respect to the normal distribution as the weight function on R3: 1 ( 2 π ) 3 / 2 ∫ R 3
Spherical_harmonics
Mathematical function that outputs real values
In mathematics, a real-valued function is a function whose values are real numbers. In other words, it is a function that assigns a real number to each
Real-valued_function
Type of orthogonal polynomials
polynomials (for which the interval of orthogonality is [−1, 1] and the weight function is simply 1): P 0 ( x ) = 1 , P 1 ( x ) = x , P 2 ( x ) = 3 x 2 − 1
Classical orthogonal polynomials
Classical_orthogonal_polynomials
Type of discrete calculus
is a discrete calculus for functions whose domain is the vertex set of a graph with a finite number of vertices and weights associated to the edges. This
Calculus on finite weighted graphs
Calculus_on_finite_weighted_graphs
Combinatorial optimization problem
sets, A and T, together with a weight function C : A × T → R. Find a bijection f : A → T such that the cost function: ∑ a ∈ A C ( a , f ( a ) ) {\displaystyle
Assignment_problem
Type of artificial neural network architecture
which rely on fixed activation functions and linear weights, KANs replace each weight with a learnable univariate function, often represented using splines
Kolmogorov–Arnold_Networks
Artificial neural network node function
the activation function of a node is a function that calculates the output of the node based on its individual inputs and their weights. Nontrivial problems
Activation_function
Method of horse race handicapping
maturity in the context of racing, it is necessary to express it as a function of the weight a horse will carry in a race. It is also necessary to take into
Weight_for_Age
Matroid theory
of the m matroids has a weight function, which assigns a weight to each element of the ground-set. Various objective functions have been considered. For
Matroid-constrained number partitioning
Matroid-constrained_number_partitioning
Real function with finite total variation
the weight function is the identity function: therefore an integrable function f {\displaystyle f} is said to be a weighted BV function (of weight φ {\displaystyle
Bounded_variation
arranges the network into a hierarchy of groups according to a specified weight function. The data can then be represented in a tree structure known as a dendrogram
Hierarchical clustering of networks
Hierarchical_clustering_of_networks
Fair item allocation procedure
approval voting: Each group member is assigned a weight. The weight of member j is a certain function w(rj,sj), where: rj is the number of remaining goods
Round-robin_item_allocation
Complex-valued function
of Hermite polynomials H ( ⋅ ) {\displaystyle H(\cdot )} based on weight function exp ( − x 2 ) {\displaystyle \exp(-x^{2})} as E ( x , y ) = ∑ n =
Mehler_kernel
Statistical amount
Average Central tendency Mean Standard deviation Summary statistics Weight function Weighted average cost of capital Weighted geometric mean Weighted harmonic
Weighted_arithmetic_mean
Mathematical optimization problem
matching in G that has minimum cost. Let w: E → R be a weight function on the edges of E. The minimum weight bipartite matching problem or assignment problem
Minimum-cost_flow_problem
Total aircraft weight during flight or ground operation
for the CG charts (both maximum weight and CG limits). An aircraft's structural weight capability is typically a function of when the aircraft was manufactured
Aircraft_gross_weight
elements distinguish the modified weight function from the criterion of optimality: First and foremost, the weight function includes not only material parameters
Predispositioning_theory
Type of discrete orthogonal polynomials
two polynomials of unequal degree are orthogonal with respect to the weight function w ( x ) = ∑ r = 0 N − 1 δ ( x − r ) , {\displaystyle w(x)=\sum _{r=0}^{N-1}\delta
Discrete Chebyshev polynomials
Discrete_Chebyshev_polynomials
Measure of disease burden
DALYs. Perinatal conditions, which affect infants with a very low age-weight function, are the leading cause of lost DALYs at 90.48 million. Measles is fifteenth
Disability-adjusted_life_year
Exercise to improve strength
also known as weight training or resistance training, is exercise designed to improve physical strength. It may involve lifting weights, bodyweight exercises
Strength_training
Objective function for greedy algorithms
mathematics, a weighted matroid is a matroid endowed with a function that assigns a weight to each element. Formally, let M = ( E , I ) {\displaystyle
Weighted_matroid
Optimization algorithm for artificial neural networks
Backpropagation computes the gradient in weight space of a feedforward neural network, with respect to a loss function. Denote: x {\displaystyle x} : input
Backpropagation
Ballast carried to counteract buoyancy
have two functions; ballast, and trim adjustment. The primary function of diving weights is as ballast, to prevent the diver from floating at times when
Diving_weighting_system
Weight of animal after butchering
economics, understanding the average dressed weight as a ratio to the live weight is a necessary function of the cattle and other meat industries, as it
Dressed_weight
Finite-state machine where edges carry weights
called a weight. I : Q → R {\displaystyle I:Q\to R} is an initial weight function. F : Q → R {\displaystyle F:Q\to R} is a final weight function. A path
Weighted_automaton
quadrature. Gauss–Jacobi quadrature uses ω(x) = (1 − x)α (1 + x)β as the weight function. The corresponding sequence of orthogonal polynomials consist of Jacobi
Gauss–Jacobi_quadrature
Pair of polynomial sequences
\\[5mu]{\frac {N}{2}}&{\text{ if }}i=j,\end{cases}}} and without the weight function: ∑ k = 0 N − 1 U i ( x k ) U j ( x k ) = { 0 if i ≢ j ( mod 2 )
Chebyshev_polynomials
Method of representing curves and surfaces in computer graphics
intervals, the weight changes according to a polynomial function (basis functions) of degree d. At the boundaries of the intervals, the basis functions go smoothly
Non-uniform_rational_B-spline
Algorithm for supervised learning of binary classifiers
algorithm that makes its predictions based on a linear predictor function combining a set of weights with the feature vector. The artificial neuron and artificial
Perceptron
have to choose the weight function w ( n ) {\displaystyle w(n)} so that we can detect prime k-tuples. A candidate for the weight function is the generalized
Goldston–Pintz–Yıldırım_sieve
Symmetric function invariant of graphs
function is a symmetric function invariant of graphs studied in algebraic graph theory, a branch of mathematics. It is the weight generating function
Chromatic_symmetric_function
Analytic function in mathematics
The Riemann zeta function or Euler–Riemann zeta function, denoted by the lowercase Greek letter ζ (zeta), is a mathematical function of a complex variable
Riemann_zeta_function
Type of vector space in math
is called the weighted L2 space L2 w([0, 1]), and w is called the weight function. The inner product is defined by ⟨ f , g ⟩ = ∫ 0 1 f ( t ) g ( t )
Hilbert_space
Sport or exercise
body fat. Using free weights, compared to machines, improves not only strength but muscle function as well, in high-functioning older adults. Competitive
Weightlifting
Ways to estimate the size of sifted sets of integers
according to carefully chosen weight functions on these sets (options for giving some elements of these sets more "weight" than others). Furthermore, in
Sieve_theory
Numerical method for solving physical or engineering problems
trial functions into the PDE. The residual is the error caused by the trial functions, and the weight functions are polynomial approximation functions that
Finite_element_method
Complex-differentiable part of a Maass wave function
form, and a mock theta function is essentially a mock modular form of weight 1/2. The first examples of mock theta functions were described by Srinivasa
Mock_modular_form
= { s 0 , s 1 , … } {\displaystyle S=\{s_{0},s_{1},\dots \}} with weight function ω ( x ) {\displaystyle \omega (x)} . A family of orthogonal polynomials
Discrete orthogonal polynomials
Discrete_orthogonal_polynomials
Modular function in mathematics
In mathematics, the j-invariant or j function is a modular function of weight zero for the special linear group SL ( 2 , Z ) {\displaystyle \operatorname
J-invariant
Aircraft weight without fuel or payload
purchase price by type is a close linear function of EW. Maximum takeoff weight Aircraft gross weight Zero-fuel weight R. K. Nangia (November 2006). "Operations
Operating_empty_weight
Techniques for maintaining body weight
healthy weight. Most weight management techniques encompass long-term lifestyle strategies that promote healthy eating and daily physical activity. Weight management
Weight_management
Inferential psychometric model
duration, brightness, weight etc., and forced-choice responses of a human or animal test subject. The psychometric function therefore is a specific
Psychometric_function
Practice in statistical calculation
G-weighting ITU-R 468 noise weighting M-weighting Psophometric weighting Weight function Weighting filter Z-weighting Marine Mammal Noise Exposure Criteria:
Frequency Weighting (spectral analysis)
Frequency_Weighting_(spectral_analysis)
Mathematical functions related to Weierstrass's elliptic function
{\mathcal {G}}_{2k+2}} is the Eisenstein series of weight 2k + 2. The derivative of the zeta function is − ℘ ( z ) {\displaystyle -\wp (z)} , where ℘ (
Weierstrass_functions
Eating disorder
cardiac function and may indicate a need for hospitalization. Hypotension and orthostasis generally resolve upon recovery to a normal weight. The weight loss
Anorexia_nervosa
Class of ordinary differential equations
The function w = w ( x ) {\displaystyle w=w(x)} , sometimes denoted r = r ( x ) {\displaystyle r=r(x)} , is called the weight or density function. The
Sturm–Liouville_theory
Computational problem in graph theory
pixel i by an edge of weight ai. We connect the pixel i to the sink by an edge of weight bi. We connect pixel i to pixel j with weight pij. Now, it remains
Maximum_flow_problem
Type of network
definition of a class of such functions (where members of the class are obtained by varying parameters, connection weights, or specifics of the architecture
Mathematics of neural networks in machine learning
Mathematics_of_neural_networks_in_machine_learning
Mathematical series
to a weight which is combined multiplicatively when taking Cartesian products. Suppose that A is a set with a function w : A → N assigning a weight to each
Dirichlet_series
representation theory, a branch of mathematics, the Kostant partition function, introduced by Bertram Kostant (1958, 1959), of a root system Δ {\displaystyle
Kostant_partition_function
Computational problem of graph theory
{\displaystyle v_{i}} and v j {\displaystyle v_{j}} . Given a real-valued weight function f : E → R {\displaystyle f:E\rightarrow \mathbb {R} } , and an undirected
Shortest_path_problem
Self-balancing binary search tree
trees can be more efficient and highly-parallelizable. Join The function Join is on two weight-balanced trees t1 and t2 and a key k and will return a tree
Weight-balanced_tree
System of complete and orthogonal polynomials
polynomials are defined as an orthogonal system with respect to the weight function w ( x ) = 1 {\displaystyle w(x)=1} over the interval [ − 1 , 1 ] {\displaystyle
Legendre_polynomials
Equations of motion for viscous fluids
_{j}\right)+\left(\mathbf {g} _{i},\mathbf {f} ^{I}\right)} where the test/weight functions are irrotational. Any conforming scalar finite element may be used
Navier–Stokes_equations
are orthogonal (but not positive-definite) with respect to the real weight function w ( x ) = { 0 if x ≤ 0 e x 2 ∫ 0 x e − t 2 g ( t ) d t if x > 0
Bochner's theorem (orthogonal polynomials)
Bochner's_theorem_(orthogonal_polynomials)
Muckenhoupt weights Ap consists of those weights ω for which the Hardy–Littlewood maximal operator is bounded on Lp(dω). Specifically, we consider functions f
Muckenhoupt_weights
elements distinguish the modified weight function from the criterion of optimality: First and foremost, the weight function includes not only material parameters
Calculus_of_predispositions
Algorithm
(Weighted Application-aware Clustering Algorithm) uses a heuristic weight function for self-organized cluster creation. The election of clusterheads is
WACA_clustering_algorithm
Weight of an empty vehicle or container
Tare weight /ˈtɛər/, sometimes called unladen weight or empty weight, is the weight of an empty vehicle or container. By subtracting tare weight from
Tare_weight
Topics referred to by the same term
equilibrium modeling for competition and welfare Negishi welfare weights, a weight function developed by Takashi Negishi in 1972 that freezes income distributions
Negishi
Unit of mass equal to that of Earth
(1859). Beckett (1871) cites the "weight of the earth" as "5842 quintillion tons" [5.936×1024 kg]. Max Eyth cites the "weight of the globe" (Das Gewicht des
Earth_mass
Method of assessing bank capital requirements
at default (EAD), Loss Given Default (LGD), Maturity (M) Risk-weight functions - Functions provided as part of the Basel II regulatory framework, which
Internal ratings-based approach (credit risk)
Internal_ratings-based_approach_(credit_risk)
Mathematical function
In mathematics, a Gaussian function, often simply referred to as a Gaussian, is a function of the base form f ( x ) = exp ( − x 2 ) {\displaystyle f(x)=\exp(-x^{2})}
Gaussian_function
Transformation defined on a grayscale image
al. that when the markers of the IFT corresponds to extrema of the weight function, the cut induced by the forest is a watershed cut. The random walker
Watershed_(image_processing)
Form of artificial neural network
energy function both minimizes the objective function and satisfies the constraints also as the constraints are "embedded" into the synaptic weights of the
Hopfield_network
Smooth approximation of one-hot arg max
The softmax function, also known as softargmax or normalized exponential function, converts a tuple of K real numbers into a probability distribution
Softmax_function
Statistical technique
valued function f : R p → R {\displaystyle f:\mathbb {R} ^{p}\to \mathbb {R} } as the weighted average of neighboring observed data. The weight is defined
Kernel_smoother
Medical association
Sleep and weight is the association between the amount of sleep an individual obtains and the weight of that individual. Numerous studies have demonstrated
Sleep_and_weight
Function studied by Ramanujan
number the function yields an even number. Because the modular discriminant Δ ( z ) {\textstyle \Delta (z)} is a holomorphic cusp form of weight 12, Ramanujan's
Ramanujan_tau_function
Function returning one of only two values
truth table contains an equal number of zeros and ones. The Hamming weight of the function is the number of ones in the truth table. Bent: its derivatives
Boolean_function
Aspect of an artificial neural network
Oja's rule, radial basis functions or the backpropagation algorithm. For biological networks, the effect of synaptic weights is not as simple as for linear
Synaptic_weight
Statistical measure
dimension of X and Y, and thus of s and t, and cp, cq are constants. The weight function ( c p c q | s | p 1 + p | t | q 1 + q ) − 1 {\displaystyle
Distance_correlation
Order-preserving mathematical function
In mathematics, a monotonic function (or monotone function) is a function between ordered sets that preserves or reverses the given order. This concept
Monotonic_function
WEIGHT FUNCTION
WEIGHT FUNCTION
Boy/Male
English American Anglo Saxon
Craftsman.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English sleght, sleight, slyght ‘cunning’, ‘artfulness’.English : topographic name from Middle English sleyte ‘level field’ (Old Norse slétta) or from Middle English sleyte ‘sheep pasture’.
Girl/Female
English French
Gives pleasure.
Surname or Lastname
English (now chiefly Yorkshire)
English (now chiefly Yorkshire) : nickname from Middle English speght ‘woodpecker’, probably from an unrecorded Old English word akin to specan ‘to speak, talk, chatter’. Compare Speak.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name from Middle English knyghte ‘knight’, Old English cniht ‘boy’, ‘youth’, ‘serving lad’. This word was used as a personal name before the Norman Conquest, and the surname may in part reflect a survival of this. It is also possible that in a few cases it represents a survival of the Old English sense into Middle English, as an occupational name for a domestic servant. In most cases, however, it clearly comes from the more exalted sense that the word achieved in the Middle Ages. In the feudal system introduced by the Normans the word was applied at first to a tenant bound to serve his lord as a mounted soldier. Hence it came to denote a man of some substance, since maintaining horses and armor was an expensive business. As feudal obligations became increasingly converted to monetary payments, the term lost its precise significance and came to denote an honorable estate conferred by the king on men of noble birth who had served him well. Knights in this last sense normally belonged to ancient noble families with distinguished family names of their own, so that the surname is more likely to have been applied to a servant in a knightly house or to someone who had played the part of a knight in a pageant or won the title in some contest of skill.Irish : part translation of Gaelic Mac an Ridire ‘son of the rider or knight’. See also McKnight.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill or on a piece of raised ground, from Middle English heyt ‘summit’, ‘height’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English nickname or personal name, meaning ‘bright’, ‘fair’, ‘pretty’, from Old English beorht ‘bright’, ‘shining’.English : from a short form of any of several Old English personal names of which beorht was the first element, such as Beorhthelm ‘bright helmet’. Compare Bert.Americanized form of German Brecht.Americanized spelling of German Breit.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from the feminine personal name Diot, a pet form of Dionysia, DWIGHT means "follower of Dionysos."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Waite.
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English
Craftsman; Carpenter
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, from Latin delectare, DELIGHT means "to allure, delight."Â
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Lee, LEIGH means "meadow."Â
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : occupational name for a maker of machinery, mostly in wood, of any of a wide range of kinds, from Old English wyrhta, wryhta ‘craftsman’ (a derivative of wyrcan ‘to work or make’). The term is found in various combinations (for example, Cartwright and Wainwright), but when used in isolation it generally referred to a builder of windmills or watermills.Common New England Americanized form of French Le Droit, a nickname for an upright person, a man of probity, from Old French droit ‘right’, in which there has been confusion between the homophones right and wright.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Hight.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Diot, a pet form of the female personal name Dye. Reaney also suggests that this may also be an altered form of Thwaite (see Thwaites).Timothy Dwight (1752–1817), Congregational divine, author, and president of Yale College (1795–1817), was the dominant figure in the established order of CT. He was born in Northampton, MA, a descendant of John Dwight who came from Dedham, England, in 1635 and settled in Dedham, MA, and the grandson of Jonathan Edwards, the great theologian of American Puritanism.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Wight.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill (see Hight).
Girl/Female
American, Australian
Form of Leigh or Leah
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English wryhta/wyrhta, WRIGHT means "craftsman."
WEIGHT FUNCTION
WEIGHT FUNCTION
Girl/Female
Swedish
Womanly.
Boy/Male
Greek
The guardian of Capricornians.
Boy/Male
Indian
A King
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Good Servant
Girl/Female
Indian
Golden
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Sindhi, Tamil
Angel; Attractive; Good; Name of a Star; Star; Powerful Horse; Female Horse
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian
Lovely Eyes
Boy/Male
Arabic, British, French
King; Bright
Girl/Female
British, English
Pulses
Boy/Male
Scottish American Gaelic
Finnian's servant.
WEIGHT FUNCTION
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n.
A symbol representing eighty units, or ten eight times repeated, as 80 or lxxx.
v. t.
To assign a weight to; to express by a number the probable accuracy of, as an observation. See Weight of observations, under Weight.
superl.
Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body.
n.
A certain quantity estimated by weight; an English measure of weight. See Wey.
n.
Weight.
n.
The sum of eight times ten; eighty units or objects.
v. t.
To load with a weight or weights; to load down; to make heavy; to attach weights to; as, to weight a horse or a jockey at a race; to weight a whip handle.
v. t.
Hence, pressure; burden; as, the weight of care or business.
v. t.
To pay, allot, take, or give by weight.
n.
The quotient of a unit divided by eight; one of eight equal parts; an eighth part.
superl.
Slight; not important; as, a light error.
n.
One who weighs; specifically, an officer whose duty it is to weigh commodities.
superl.
Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped; diminished; as, light coin.
v. t.
To examine by the balance; to ascertain the weight of, that is, the force with which a thing tends to the center of the earth; to determine the heaviness, or quantity of matter of; as, to weigh sugar; to weigh gold.
v. t.
A ponderous mass; something heavy; as, a clock weight; a paper weight.
v. i.
To have weight; to be heavy.
v. t.
A definite mass of iron, lead, brass, or other metal, to be used for ascertaining the weight of other bodies; as, an ounce weight.
v. t.
Importance; power; influence; efficacy; consequence; moment; impressiveness; as, a consideration of vast weight.
imp. & p. p.
of Weight
v. t.
A scale, or graduated standard, of heaviness; a mode of estimating weight; as, avoirdupois weight; troy weight; apothecaries' weight.