"mean absolute deviation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mean absolute deviations [plural]
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  1. (statistics) In a set of data, the average of the absolute values of the deviations from a chosen central point. Wikipedia link: mean absolute deviation Categories (topical): Statistics Translations (average of absolute deviations): keskipoikkeama (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-mean_absolute_deviation-en-noun-EOyLHGzh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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