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WEIGHTED AVERAGE

Specialty Definition: WEIGHTED AVERAGE

DomainDefinition

Computing

Each of the values to which is assigned a non-negative coefficient, called the ponderation, the sum of the products of each value by its weight, divided by the sum of the ponderations. Source: European Union. (references)

Mining

Value calculated from a number of samples, each of which has been assigned an importance in accord with its position and general trustworthiness. In this connection a sample which was cross-checked by others would be more reliable than one which was isolated, particularly if the latter showed abnormal values or was for any other reason suspect. The cross-checked sample is sometimes called a weighted sample in mineral valuation of adeposit. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: WEIGHTED AVERAGE

Specialty definitions using "WEIGHTED AVERAGE": Blend priceCounty loan rateeffective piece weight, Effective Precipitationmean body temperature, mean sizepooled estimate of the variance, pooled variance. (references)

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Non-Fiction Usage: WEIGHTED AVERAGE

SubjectTopicQuote

Economic History

Moldova

The weighted average import tariff was 4.8 percent in 1999 (using 1998 trade weights), and 4.5 percent in 2000 (using 1999 trade weights). (references)

Sri Lanka

Weighted average prime lending rate rose to 21.46 percent in 2000 from 15.9 percent in 1999, and applied to prime customers of commercial banks. (references)

Haiti

The central bank publishes a daily reference rate that is a weighted average of exchange rates offered in the formal and informal exchange markets. (references)

Trade

Colombia

It is estimated that the Colombian tariffs weighted average fluctuates between 11 percent and 13.5 percent. (references)

Romania

The NBR now calculates a weighted average for all forex rates set by the dealers, which is used for bookkeeping purposes. (references)

Bulgaria

Applying 2001 tariffs to the structure of Bulgarian imports for 2000, the weighted average is 7.04 percent, with industrial and agricultural tariffs at 6.15 and 18.82 percent, respectively. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expressions: WEIGHTED AVERAGE

Expressions using "WEIGHTED AVERAGE": arithmetic weighted average arithmetical weighted average. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: WEIGHTED AVERAGE

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

weighted average

119

weighted average cost of capital

100

volume weighted average price

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: WEIGHTED AVERAGE

Language Translations for "WEIGHTED AVERAGE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Arabic 

  

‏معدل الموازيين. (various references)

   

Danish

  

vægtet gennemsnit (arithmetic weighted average, arithmetical weighted average), aritmetisk vægtet gennemsnit (arithmetic weighted average, arithmetical weighted average). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

gewogen rekenkundig gemiddelde (arithmetic weighted average, arithmetical weighted average). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

painotettu keskiarvo (arithmetic weighted average, arithmetical weighted average), aritmeettinen painotettu keskiarvo (arithmetic weighted average, arithmetical weighted average). (various references)

   

French

  

moyenne pondérée (arithmetic weighted average, arithmetical weighted average). (various references)

   

German

  

gewogener arithmetischer Mittelwert (arithmetic weighted average, arithmetical weighted average). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

αριθμητική σταθμισμένη μέση τιμή (arithmetic weighted average, arithmetical weighted average). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

súlyozott középérték. (various references)

   

Italian

  

media ponderata (arithmetic weighted average, arithmetical weighted average), media aritmetica ponderata (arithmetic weighted average, arithmetical weighted average). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

重平均 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

かじゅうへいき". (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eightedway averageay

   

Portuguese

  

média aritmética ponderada (arithmetic weighted average, arithmetical weighted average). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

среднее взвешенное. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

media ponderada aritmética (arithmetic weighted average, arithmetical weighted average). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

vägt medelvärde (arithmetic weighted average, arithmetical weighted average). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: WEIGHTED AVERAGE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-e-e-e-g-g-h-i-r-t-v-w"

-5 letters: headwaiter, variegated.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Quotations: Non-fiction
3. Expressions
4. Expressions: Internet
5. Translations: Modern
6. Anagrams
7. Bibliography


  

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