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mean, in statistics, a type of average average, number used to represent or characterize a group of numbers. The most common type of average is the arithmetic mean . See median ; mode . ..... Click the link for more information. . The arithmetic mean of a group of numbers is found by dividing their sum by the number of members in the group; e.g., the sum of the seven numbers 4, 5, 6, 9, 13, 14, and 19 is 70 so their mean is 70 divided by 7, or 10. Less often used is the geometric mean (for two quantities, the square root of their product; for n quantities, the nth root of their product). |
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By 'language embellished,' I mean language into which rhythm, 'harmony,' and song enter. But if you think I am hard on the boy I will try to give him a good word to-morrow -- that is, I mean if Beauty is better. I mean by this that I could think of Eustace without bursting out crying, and could speak to Benjamin without distressing and frightening the dear old man. |
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