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semimean

adj, noun — 3 senses

semimean

adj

Etymology From semi- + mean.

1

Somewhat or partially mean.

2

Geometry, Mathematics, Sciences Pertaining to half the length of the middle axis on an ellipse (halfway between the major and minor axes).

  • The planes in which lie the semimajor and semimean axes of both the pebbles and quartz-feldspar aggregates coincide with those of the crystalline schistosity (Sj, which follows the bedding (S0).1970, Akademii͡a︡ nauk SSSR, Doklady of the Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R:
Antonyms
seminice

semimean

noun

Etymology From semi- + mean.

1

Mathematics, Sciences, Statistics The result obtained by taking either the largest or smallest half of the values and calculating the mean.

  • Moreover, semimeans unify many of the more common measures.1983, The Engineering Economist - Volume 29, page 12:
  • The third captures the mean squared wealth and the lower semimean squared wealth.2010, Gerd Infanger, Stochastic Programming:

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