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average deviation
average deviation n (Statistics) statistics another name for mean deviation mean′ devia′tion n. Statistics. a measure of dispersion, computed by taking the arithmetic mean of the absolute values of the deviations of the functional values from some central value, usu. the mean or median. Also called average deviation. [1890–95] average deviation
average deviation[′av·rij ‚dē·vē′ā·shən] (mathematics) In statistics, the average or arithmetic mean of the deviation, taken without regard to sign, from some fixed value, usually the arithmetic mean of the data. Abbreviated AD. Also known as mean deviation. AcronymsSeeADThesaurusSeemean deviation |