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 mean
noun
as in average
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- average
- golden mean
- middle ground
- mean
- middle
- midpoint
- median
- medium
- norm
- standard
- par
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- maximum
- minimum
- utmost