arithmetic mean

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as in average

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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. — 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
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  1. average
  2. golden mean
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  • With consumers paying an average of $49,855 for new cars in July 2026, according to Cox Automotive's Kelley Blue Book, only nine major car brands averaged sale prices under $40,000 in the United States.
    — Keith Laing, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • That pattern is linked to above-average hurricane activity in the eastern Pacific, and also is usually tied to above-average rainfall for Southern California in the winter.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
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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
  • In this world, the golden mean does not exist and equipoise is a pipe dream.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 5 Nov. 2022
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