"quadratic mean" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quadratic means [plural]
Etymology: Quadratic in the phrase refers to the squaring on the terms. Head templates: {{en-noun}} quadratic mean (plural quadratic means)
  1. (mathematics) A type of average, calculated as the square root of the mean of the squares, ie. Q=√x_1²+x_2²+...+x_n²/n. Wikipedia link: quadratic mean Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: root mean square, RMS Hypernyms: measure of central tendency [statistics, mathematics, sciences], generalized mean, power mean, Hölder mean Related terms: arithmetic mean, geometric mean, harmonic mean
    Sense id: en-quadratic_mean-en-noun-QVQp7pxD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences

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