arithmetic mean

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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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Noun
  • The average retirement age declined steadily in America for decades until around 1990, when the average started moving up again.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Both rank among the nation’s tallest rosters at an average of 6-foot-7.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Philosopher Aristotle believed in the golden mean: Between two extremes lies perfection.
    María Munsuri, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
  • 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 5 Apr. 2026.

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