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mean3 adj 1 midway; intermediate. 2 average. noun 1 a midway position or course, etc between two extremes. 2 math, statistics a mathematical average, in particular: a the average value of a set of n numbers, equal to the sum of the numbers divided by n. Also called arithmetic mean; b the average value of a set of n numbers, also taking into account their frequency, by multiplying each number by the number of times it occurs, summing the resulting values and dividing them by n. Also called weighted mean; c the nth root of the product of n quantities or numbers, eg the geometric mean of 2 and 3 is the second (square) root of 6, ie Ã6. Also called geometric mean. Compare median, mode.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from French meien, from Latin medius middle.
mean3 adj 1 midway; intermediate. 2 average. noun 1 a midway position or course, etc between two extremes. 2 math, statistics a mathematical average, in particular: a the average value of a set of n numbers, equal to the sum of the numbers divided by n. Also called arithmetic mean; b the average value of a set of n numbers, also taking into account their frequency, by multiplying each number by the number of times it occurs, summing the resulting values and dividing them by n. Also called weighted mean; c the nth root of the product of n quantities or numbers, eg the geometric mean of 2 and 3 is the second (square) root of 6, ie Ã6. Also called geometric mean. Compare median, mode.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from French meien, from Latin medius middle.
mean3 adj 1 midway; intermediate. 2 average. noun 1 a midway position or course, etc between two extremes. 2 math, statistics a mathematical average, in particular: a the average value of a set of n numbers, equal to the sum of the numbers divided by n. Also called arithmetic mean; b the average value of a set of n numbers, also taking into account their frequency, by multiplying each number by the number of times it occurs, summing the resulting values and dividing them by n. Also called weighted mean; c the nth root of the product of n quantities or numbers, eg the geometric mean of 2 and 3 is the second (square) root of 6, ie Ã6. Also called geometric mean. Compare median, mode.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from French meien, from Latin medius middle.
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