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| average |
the arithmetic mean gained by adding two or more quantities and then dividing by the total number of quantities. [3/9 definitions] |
| avg. |
abbreviation of "average," the arithmetic mean gained by adding two or more quantities and then dividing by the total number of quantities. |
| centroid |
the arithmetic mean of all points that form the boundary of a two- or three-dimensional object. |
| mean deviation |
a measure of variability, esp. in a statistical distribution, that is equal to the average of the absolute values of a set of deviations from the arithmetic mean or some other specified value. |
| root mean square |
the square root of the arithmetic mean of the squares in a given set of numbers. |
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