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z-average

z-average noun: a weighted average where the value for each component is weighted by the square of its mass or volume.

Noun

z-average (plural z-averages)

  1. A weighted average where the value for each component is weighted by the square of its mass or volume.
    • When proper measurements are made, the parameters of the size distribution most often obtained -- the inverse z-average moments -- are not the usually reported parameters of a size distribution.1984, Howard G. Barth, Modern Methods of Particle Size Analysis, →ISBN, page 113
    • The calculated number average molecular weight is generally very dependent upon the low molecular weight material in the distribution, whilst the z-average is more affected by the high molecular weight material present.1995, S. R. Holding, E. Meehan, Molecular Weight Characterisation of Synthetic Polymers, →ISBN, page 4

Forms of z-average

pluralz-averages

Origin of z-average

From the first letter of the German word Zentrifuge (centrifuge), because this measurement was first used with centrifugation data.

Questions about z-average

What does z-average mean?
Z-average means a weighted average where the value for each component is weighted by the square of its mass or volume.
What part of speech is z-average?
Z-average is a noun.
What is the plural of z-average?
The plural of z-average is z-averages.

Words near z-average in the dictionary

  1. Z time
  2. Z twist
  3. Z"L
  4. z's
  5. z-
  6. z-average
  7. z-averages
  8. z-axes
  9. z-axis
  10. Z-bar
  11. Z-bars

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