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mean time

mean time noun: a mean (average) amount of time. Also the alternative form of meantime.

Noun

mean time (usually uncountable, plural mean times)

  1. (usually) A mean (average) amount of time.
    • mean time between failures
  2. (usually) Synonym of solar time.
    Synonyms:
    solar time

Also used as

mean time is also the alternative form of meantime.

Synonyms of mean time

Forms of mean time

pluralmean times

Words formed from mean time

Questions about mean time

What does mean time mean?
Mean time means a mean (average) amount of time.
What part of speech is mean time?
Mean time is a noun.
What is the plural of mean time?
The plural of mean time is mean times.

Words near mean time in the dictionary

  1. mean suns
  2. mean survival time
  3. mean survival times
  4. mean the whole world to
  5. mean the world to
  6. mean time
  7. mean time to failure
  8. mean times
  9. mean to
  10. mean to say
  11. mean value theorem

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