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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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Such plants are predominantly located in communities of color, with an average of 77% of the residents within a mile identifying as such, according to census data.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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The second-best team in the WNBA at hanging onto the ball, Chicago committed 18 turnovers, eight more than its average.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
30 May 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 2 Jun. 2026.
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