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arithmetic mean
noun
variants
or less commonly arithmetic average
: a value that is computed by dividing the sum of a set of terms by the number of terms
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And would that be the arithmetic mean, or the geometric mean?
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2010
To find the median of an even number of values, take the middle two and then find the pair's arithmetic mean of those two.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2021
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First Known Use
1743, in the meaning defined above
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“Arithmetic mean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arithmetic%20mean. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
arithmetic mean
nounˌar-ith-ˌmet-ik-
: a number equal to the sum of a set of numbers divided by how many numbers are in the set
the arithmetic mean of 3, 4, 6, and 7 is 5
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