What is the meaning of weighting?

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noun

Statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance.
- synonyms: weight

verb

Weight down with a load.
- synonyms: burden, burthen, weight, weight down
Present with a bias.
- usage: "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"
- synonyms: slant, angle, weight

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