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measure of central tendency

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A measure of location for a batch, a sample, or a distribution characterizing a value around which are spread the members or the distribution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, probability, sciences, statistics

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 集中趨勢度量 /集中趋势度量 (jízhōng qūshì dùliàng) — measure of location
  • Finnish: keskiluku — measure of location
  • French: indicateur de tendance centrale — measure of location
  • Indonesian: ukuran pemusatan data — measure of location
  • Malay: ukuran kecenderungan memusat — measure of location
  • Russian: ме́ра центра́льной тенде́нции (méra centrálʹnoj tɛndɛ́ncii) — measure of location
  • Spanish: medida de tendencia central — measure of location