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arithmetic mean

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The measure of central tendency of a set of values computed by dividing the sum of the values by their number.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, probability, sciences, statistics

Examples

  • Near-synonym: average (often synonymous when not otherwise specified, but see the usage note)
  • The arithmetic mean of 3, 6, 2, 3 and 6 is (3#43;6#43;2#43;3#43;6)#92;div 5#61;4.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mean[Appendix:Glossary, arithmetic average, average

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mean, average

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noun

Meaning 2

the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: first moment, expectation, expected value

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mean, mean value

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: المتوسط الحسابي — measure of central tendency
  • Armenian: թվաբանական միջին (tʻvabanakan miǰin) — measure of central tendency
  • Burmese: ပျမ်းမျှခြင်း (pyam:hmya.hkrang:) — measure of central tendency
  • Chinese Mandarin: 算術平均值 /算术平均值 (suànshù píngjūnzhí) — measure of central tendency
  • Czech: aritmetický průměr — measure of central tendency
  • Dutch: rekenkundig gemiddelde — measure of central tendency
  • Finnish: aritmeettinen keskiarvo — measure of central tendency
  • Finnish: keskiarvo — measure of central tendency
  • French: moyenne arithmétique — measure of central tendency
  • Georgian: საშუალო არითმეტიკული (sašualo aritmeṭiḳuli) — measure of central tendency
  • German: arithmetisches Mittel — measure of central tendency
  • Hungarian: számtani közép — measure of central tendency
  • Icelandic: meðaltal — measure of central tendency
  • Icelandic: hreint meðaltal — measure of central tendency
  • Icelandic: venjulegt meðaltal — measure of central tendency
  • Italian: media aritmetica — measure of central tendency
  • Japanese: 算術平均 (sanjutsu heikin) — measure of central tendency
  • Korean: 산술 평균 (sansul pyeonggyun) — measure of central tendency
  • Polish: średnia arytmetyczna — measure of central tendency
  • Portuguese: média aritmética — measure of central tendency
  • Romanian: medie aritmetică — measure of central tendency
  • Russian: сре́днее арифмети́ческое (srédneje arifmetíčeskoje) — measure of central tendency
  • Serbo-Croatian: aritmetička sredina — measure of central tendency
  • Spanish: media aritmética — measure of central tendency
  • Tagalog: bilnuring tamtaman — measure of central tendency