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

The arithmetic mean of these three numbers is 23.6 percent.

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

In the construction of such an index number the use of the arithmetic mean is not imperative.

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