arithmetic mean

noun

Meaning

The sum of a set of numbers divided by the count of those numbers.

Examples

The arithmetic mean of 2, 4, and 9 is 5.
Students learned how to calculate the arithmetic mean during their introductory statistics class.

Synonyms: average, mean

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arithmetic mean

noun

Pronunciation: əˈrɪθmətɪk miːn

Definition

The sum of a set of numbers divided by the count of those numbers.

Examples

The arithmetic mean of 2, 4, and 9 is 5.
Students learned how to calculate the arithmetic mean during their introductory statistics class.
The arithmetic mean provides a useful way to summarize a data set with a single representative value.

Synonyms of arithmetic mean

Words with a similar meaning to arithmetic mean:

average
mean

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