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Recent Examples of arithmetic mean
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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While a surge in bird flu cases among breeder chickens pushed the national average to a new record in June, those increases were measured in a few cents.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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The audience in the demographic coveted most by advertisers, people between 25 and 54, rose 8%, to an average of 697,000, according to Nielsen.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 Feb. 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 21 Feb. 2026.
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