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quadratic mean

quadratic mean noun: a type of average, calculated as the square root of the mean of the squares, i.e. Q=√x_1²+x_2²+...+x_n²/n.

Noun

quadratic mean (plural quadratic means)

  1. A type of average, calculated as the square root of the mean of the squares, i.e. Q=√x_1²+x_2²+...+x_n²/n.

Synonyms of quadratic mean

Forms of quadratic mean

pluralquadratic means

Origin of quadratic mean

Quadratic in the phrase refers to the squaring on the terms.

Questions about quadratic mean

What does quadratic mean mean?
Quadratic mean means a type of average, calculated as the square root of the mean of the squares, i.e. Q=√x_1²+x_2²+...+x_n²/n.
What part of speech is quadratic mean?
Quadratic mean is a noun.
What is the plural of quadratic mean?
The plural of quadratic mean is quadratic means.

Words near quadratic mean in the dictionary

  1. quadratic formulas
  2. quadratic function
  3. quadratic functions
  4. quadratic integer
  5. quadratic integers
  6. quadratic mean
  7. quadratic means
  8. quadratic reciprocity
  9. quadratic residue
  10. quadratic residues
  11. quadratic surd

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