Hypernym

coefficient 1

noun

a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic

Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC

statistics 1

noun

a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters

weighting 1

noundomain: quantity

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

Synonyms

weight 8
(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

statistics 1

noun

a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters