Math Glossary Letter W
wacc
noun
Weighted Average Cost of Capital - rate that a company is expected to pay on average to all its security holders to finance its assets
walking distance
noun
a distance that is capable of being walked
wave
noun
a disturbance in land, water, air or space that moves energy from one location to another.
wavelength
noun
Horizontal distance between the waves of a sine graph
weather
noun
the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain,
week
noun
A period of 7 days
weight
noun
the measure of how heavy an object is
weight conversions
noun
Converting from one weigh measurement to another
weighted average
noun
An average of numbers using probabilities for each event as a weighting
weighted average cost of capital
noun
rate that a company is expected to pay on average to all its security holders to finance its assets
weighted mean
noun
An average of numbers using probabilities for each event as a weighting
whole
noun
numbers that include natural numbers and zero
whole fraction
noun
a fraction which has its numerator value equal to the denominator. The value is equal to 1
whole number
noun
numbers that include natural numbers and zero

{0, 1, 2, 3, ...}
width
noun
the measurement or extent of something from side to side.
width of a rectangle
noun
Length of one of the shorter sides of a rectangle
wilcoxon signed rank test
noun
Statistical measure to determine whether the average difference between two observations is 0
wind chill factor
noun
Perceived decrease in air temperature due to the flow of air
winsorized mean
noun
An average of a number set computed by removing a certain percent of outlier values from the low end and high end of the number set
wip
noun
Work In Process - raw materials, labor and overhead costs incurred for products that are at various stages of the production process
word
noun
a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing that carries a distinct meaning
word notation
noun
Write a number using words instead of digits
word problem
noun
Math problems involving a lengthy description and not just math symbols
word problems
noun
Math problems involving a lengthy description and not just math symbols
word scrambler
noun
A puzzle involving unscrambling letters to form a word
work
noun
Measure of energy transfer when an object moves

W = F * d