abgewogenes

Abgewogenes is the attributive neuter singular form of the adjective derived from the verb abwägen (to weigh up, to balance). It denotes something that has been weighed in the sense of a careful assessment or, less commonly, in the physical sense of weighing. In German grammar, attributive adjectives decline according to gender, number, case, and the presence of a determiner. For neuter singular without an article, the form is abgewogenes; with a definite article it becomes das abgewogene ..., with an indefinite article ein abgewogenes ..., and in the plural there are forms such as die abgewogenen Systeme (with a definite article) or abgewogene Systeme (without an article).

Common usage includes phrases like abgewogenes Risiko, eine abgewogene Entscheidung, das abgewogene Ergebnis or abgewogene Kriterien. The term emphasizes careful consideration of pros and cons rather than mere numerical weighting.

In statistics and data science, the standard term for data or measures that incorporate weights is gewichtete (weighted); abgewogenes can appear in non-technical language to stress deliberation or balance rather than a formal weighting procedure.

Etymology: abgewogenes is formed from abwägen with the prefix ab-, where ab- conveys completion or thoroughness, and the past participle abgewogen serves as the basis for the attributive adjective.

See also: Abwägung, Gewicht, Gewichtung, gewichteter Mittelwert.