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

Formally the arithmetic mean is known as the first moment of the distribution.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

In the case of the arithmetic mean this is solved by finding the value from which all points are equal linear distances.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

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

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013

For instance the median of the forty-five percentages on which Mr. Sauerbeck's index number is based was, for 1892, 66; while the arithmetic mean was 68.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur