reweight

/rɪˈweɪt/

Definitions

1. verb

to give new or different weights to something, especially in order to make it more accurate or fair

“The researchers had to reweight the data to account for the bias in the original sample.”

2. verb

to give a new or different value to something, especially in order to make it more accurate or fair

“The economist suggested reweighting the GDP calculation to better reflect the changing economy.”

3. noun

the act of giving new or different weights to something

“The reweighting of the survey results had a significant impact on the final outcome.”

Synonyms

  • rebalance
  • revalue

Antonyms

  • undervalue
  • underweight