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    Arithmetic Mean

    Alternate name
    Basic definition

    Arithmetic mean is a synonym for average, i.e., the sum of all values in a list divided by the number of values present.

    Detailed definition

    The arithmetic mean of a set of values is the quantity commonly called "the" mean or the average. Given a set of samples {x_i}, the arithmetic mean is
x^_ congruent 1/N sum_(i = 1)^N x_i.
It can be computed in the Wolfram Language using Mean[list].
The arithmetic mean is the special case M_1 of the power mean and is one of the Pythagorean means.
When viewed as an estimator for the mean of the underlying distribution (known as the population mean), the arithmetic mean of a sample is called the sample mean.

    Related Wolfram Language symbol

    Mean

    Educational grade level

    high school level (AP statistics, California grade 5 standard)

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