"contraharmonic mean" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: contraharmonic means [plural]
Etymology: The contraharmonic mean of two variables is at the same distance from their arithmetic mean as their harmonic mean but on the opposite side. Head templates: {{en-noun}} contraharmonic mean (plural contraharmonic means)
  1. (mathematics) A type of average calculated as the arithmetic mean of the squares of the values divided by the arithmetic mean of the values, ie. C=(x_1²+x_2²+...+x_n²)/n/(x_1+x_2+...+x_n)/norC(x_1,x_2,...,x_n)=x_1²+x_2²+...+x_n²/x_1+x_2+...+x_n Categories (topical): Mathematics Related terms: arithmetic mean, centroidal mean, harmonic mean, heronian mean, geometric mean, quadratic mean Translations (type of average): kontraharmoninen keskiarvo (Finnish), kontraharmonijska sredina [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-contraharmonic_mean-en-noun-tMbUDyvB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences

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          "text": "The contraharmonic mean of two numbers a and c is the number b such that #x7B;a-b#x5C;overc#x7D;#x3D;#x7B;b-c#x5C;overa#x7D;. Combining the two ratios: #x7B;b-c#x5C;overa#x7D;#x3D;#x7B;(a-b)#x2B;(b-c)#x5C;overc#x2B;a#x7D;#x3D;#x7B;a-c#x5C;overa#x2B;c#x7D;. Rotating the proportion 90° clockwise: #x7B;a#x5C;overa#x2B;c#x7D;#x3D;#x7B;b-c#x5C;overa-c#x7D;; transposing twice to isolate the b: b#x3D;c#x2B;a#x5C;left(#x7B;a-c#x5C;overa#x2B;c#x7D;#x5C;right). Likewise b#x3D;a-c#x5C;left(#x7B;a-c#x5C;overa#x2B;c#x7D;#x5C;right); these are both equivalent to the more symmetrical b#x3D;#x7B;a²#x2B;c²#x5C;overa#x2B;c#x7D;.",
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        "A type of average calculated as the arithmetic mean of the squares of the values divided by the arithmetic mean of the values, ie. C=(x_1²+x_2²+...+x_n²)/n/(x_1+x_2+...+x_n)/norC(x_1,x_2,...,x_n)=x_1²+x_2²+...+x_n²/x_1+x_2+...+x_n"
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        "(mathematics) A type of average calculated as the arithmetic mean of the squares of the values divided by the arithmetic mean of the values, ie. C=(x_1²+x_2²+...+x_n²)/n/(x_1+x_2+...+x_n)/norC(x_1,x_2,...,x_n)=x_1²+x_2²+...+x_n²/x_1+x_2+...+x_n"
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        {
          "word": "heronian mean"
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          "word": "geometric mean"
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          "word": "quadratic mean"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "type of average",
          "word": "kontraharmoninen keskiarvo"
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          "text": "The contraharmonic mean of two numbers a and c is the number b such that #x7B;a-b#x5C;overc#x7D;#x3D;#x7B;b-c#x5C;overa#x7D;. Combining the two ratios: #x7B;b-c#x5C;overa#x7D;#x3D;#x7B;(a-b)#x2B;(b-c)#x5C;overc#x2B;a#x7D;#x3D;#x7B;a-c#x5C;overa#x2B;c#x7D;. Rotating the proportion 90° clockwise: #x7B;a#x5C;overa#x2B;c#x7D;#x3D;#x7B;b-c#x5C;overa-c#x7D;; transposing twice to isolate the b: b#x3D;c#x2B;a#x5C;left(#x7B;a-c#x5C;overa#x2B;c#x7D;#x5C;right). Likewise b#x3D;a-c#x5C;left(#x7B;a-c#x5C;overa#x2B;c#x7D;#x5C;right); these are both equivalent to the more symmetrical b#x3D;#x7B;a²#x2B;c²#x5C;overa#x2B;c#x7D;.",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "type of average",
      "word": "kontraharmoninen keskiarvo"
    },
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