arithmetic mean

NOUN

average value

Synonyms

WEAK

average expectation expected value first moment mean sample mean simple average

Example Sentences

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The term mean is a shortened form of arithmetic mean.

From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020

The arithmetic mean of these three numbers is 23.6 percent.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

The reason for this difference, 16 versus 23.6, is that the arithmetic mean is additive and thus does not account for the interest on the interest, compound interest, embedded in the investment growth process.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

The term "mean" is a shortened form of "arithmetic mean."

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013

The usual method is to take the arithmetic mean of the values obtained as the correct value.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various