harmonic mean
noun
: the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of a finite set of numbers
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There are actually three other kinds of mean: the geometric mean, the weighted mean, and the harmonic mean.
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2021
His average price/earnings ratio (calculated as a harmonic mean, which is the right way to do it), is 26.
—William Baldwin, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2021
His average price/earnings ratio (calculated as a harmonic mean, which is the right way to do it), is 26.
—William Baldwin, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
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