arithmetic mean
noun
variants or less commonly arithmetic average
: a value that is computed by dividing the sum of a set of terms by the number of terms
Word History
First Known Use
1743, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
arithmetic mean
noun
ar·ith·met·ic mean
ˌer-ith-ˈme-tik-
: a quantity formed by adding quantities together and dividing by their number
The arithmetic mean of 6, 4, and 5 is 5.
arithmetic means
noun
as in golden means
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- golden means
- middle grounds
- averages
- means
- media
- midpoints
- standards
- norms
- mediums
- medians
- pars
- middles
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- maxima
- maximums
- utmosts
- minimums
- minima