arithmetic mean
noun1
Mathematics, Probability, Sciences, Statistics The measure of central tendency of a set of values computed by dividing the sum of the values by their number.
- Near-synonym: average (often synonymous when not otherwise specified, but see the usage note)
- The arithmetic mean of 3, 6, 2, 3 and 6 is (3#43;6#43;2#43;3#43;6)#92;div 5#61;4.
- Hypernyms
- measure of central tendency, Pythagorean mean