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arithmetic mean

Noun B1 – Intermediate

The average of a set of numbers, found by adding them all together and dividing by how many there are.

"The arithmetic mean of 2, 4, and 9 is 5."

'Arithmetic mean' is the formal term for what is usually just called the 'average' in everyday speech.

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