Weighted space
In functional analysis, a weighted space is a space of functions under a weighted norm, which is a finite norm (or semi-norm) that involves multiplication by a particular function referred to as the weight.
Weights can be used to expand or reduce a space of considered functions. For example, in the space of functions from a set to
under the norm
defined by:
, functions that have infinity as a limit point are excluded. However, the weighted norm
is finite for many more functions, so the associated space contains more functions. Alternatively, the weighted norm
is finite for many fewer functions.