Weighted moving average (WMA) - Financial definition
Concise definition of the term weighted moving average
A weighted moving average is a moving average that is weighted, so that certain values that are considered more relevant can receive a higher weighting in the average value than others considered less relevant.
Comprehensive definition of the term weighted moving average
A use case for weighted moving averages would be a stock price time series in which more recent values are more heavily weighted than those values further in the past.