"biweight" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: biweights [plural]
Etymology: bi- + weight Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|weight}} bi- + weight Head templates: {{en-noun}} biweight (plural biweights)
  1. (mathematics) Any of various weighted means Categories (topical): Mathematics Derived forms: Tukey's biweight

Inflected forms

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