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What is 'Arithmetical Mean' ? |
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The Arithmetical Mean of any number of quantities is the sum of those quantities divided by their number. |
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It can be called
the sum of any number of consecutive terms of an Arithmetical Progression divided by the terms taken. |
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The arithmetic mean can also be termed as average or average value.
It is important in statistics. |
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The arithmetic mean of a continuous function over a defined interval
is determined by first calculating the definite integral over the interval,
and then dividing this quantity by the width of the interval.
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