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mean value

DEFINITIONS OF: mean value

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n an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

Synonyms:
mean
Types:
arithmetic mean, expectation, expected value, first moment
the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
geometric mean
the mean of n numbers expressed as the n-th root of their product
harmonic mean
the mean of n numbers expressed as the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of the numbers
Type of:
average, norm
a statistic describing the location of a distribution
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