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How To Apply The Metrics Each axis is scored on a 1-10 scale, and the composite score is the arithmetic mean.
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Ranjeet Mudholkar, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
To find the median of an even number of values, take the middle two and then find the pair's arithmetic mean of those two.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2021
Ranjeet Mudholkar, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
To find the median of an even number of values, take the middle two and then find the pair's arithmetic mean of those two.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arithmetic mean
Noun
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Americans keep money in the same bank account for an average of 17 years, largely out of habit, per data cited by AARP.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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The detainees describe a camp where an average of about 3,000 people have lived per day in loud and unsanitary quarters, diseases spread easily and sleep is a luxury.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Philosopher Aristotle believed in the golden mean: Between two extremes lies perfection.—
María Munsuri,
Vogue,
29 Oct. 2025
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What was once perceived as a temporary fix may, however, prove to be the golden mean.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
21 June 2025
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“Arithmetic mean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arithmetic%20mean. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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