standard deviations
standard deviations is the plural of standard deviation.
Meaning of standard deviation
Noun
standard deviation (plural standard deviations)
- A measure of how spread out data values are around the mean, defined as the square root of the variance. Represented with the Greek letter σ (sigma).
- Synonyms:
- standard error, sigma
Questions about standard deviations
- What is standard deviations the plural of?
- Standard deviations is the plural of standard deviation.
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