weighted

beschwert

Mit schwerem Material versehen, damit es schwerer wird oder an seinem Platz bleibt.

In einfachem Englisch: Having extra heavy material added to make something heavier or keep it in place.

• She sleeps under a weighted blanket.
• The lamp has a weighted base for stability.
• He wore a weighted vest during training.

Gegenteile: unweighted

Häufige Wendungen: weighted blanket, weighted vest, weighted base

voreingenommen, einseitig

So gestaltet, dass eine Person oder Gruppe einen unfairen Vorteil hat.

In einfachem Englisch: Arranged so that one person or group has an unfair advantage.

• The rules are weighted against beginners.
• The system is heavily weighted towards wealthy applicants.
• They complained that the competition was weighted in his favour.

So benutzt man es: weighted against someone/something (The selection process is weighted against smaller firms.); weighted towards someone/something (The rules are weighted towards experienced players.); weighted in someone’s favour (The system is weighted in the owner’s favour.)

Synonyme: biased, one-sided

Gegenteile: fair, impartial

Häufige Wendungen: weighted against someone, weighted towards someone, heavily weighted

gewichtet

Bei einem mathematischen Graphen: mit Zahlenwerten für die Verbindungen zwischen den Punkten versehen.

In einfachem Englisch: Having numbers assigned to the connections between points in a mathematical diagram.

• The program builds a weighted graph.
• Each connection in the weighted network represents a travel cost.
• We used a weighted graph to find the cheapest route.

Gegenteile: unweighted

Häufige Wendungen: weighted graph, weighted network

schwerpunktmäßig zusammengesetzt

Mit einem deutlich höheren Anteil einer bestimmten Art von Dingen als anderer Arten.

In einfachem Englisch: Containing much more of one type of thing than of other types.

• The portfolio is weighted towards technology stocks.
• Her investments are heavily weighted with government bonds.
• The reading list is weighted towards modern novels.

So benutzt man es: weighted towards something (The fund is weighted towards energy companies.); weighted with something (The portfolio is heavily weighted with foreign shares.)

Häufige Wendungen: weighted towards something, weighted with something, heavily weighted