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geometric mean
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geometric mean [¦jē·ə¦me·trik ′mēn]
(mathematics)
The geometric mean ofngiven quantities is thenth root of their product. Also known as geometric average.
(mathematics)geometric mean - The Nth root of the product of N numbers.

If each number in a list of numbers was replaced with their geometric mean, then multiplying them all together would still give the same result. The geometric mean thus gives an average "factor" in a context where numbers are multiplied together, e.g. compound interest.

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