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Weighted

/ˈweɪtɪd/adjective / verb
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Weighted describes something that has been adjusted to give more importance or emphasis to certain elements, often in calculations to reflect their relative significance. In modern contexts, it's widely used in data analysis and decision-making to create more accurate representations, like in weighted averages that prevent outliers from skewing results unfairly.

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The weighted average concept is central to the PageRank algorithm developed by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, which revolutionized the internet by ranking web pages based on link importance, leading to Google's dominance with over 90% of global search market share as of 2023.

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