"root mean square" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: root mean squares [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} root mean square (plural root mean squares)
  1. (mathematics, often attributive) The square root of the arithmetic mean of the squares of a set of numbers or values. Wikipedia link: root mean square Tags: attributive, often Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: quadratic mean, RMS [initialism], rms [initialism] Derived forms: root mean square velocity Translations (type of average): 均方根 (jūnfānggēn) (Chinese Mandarin), 方均根 (fāngjūngēn) (Chinese Mandarin), kvadratický průměr [masculine] (Czech), neliöllinen keskiarvo (Finnish), neliökeskiarvo (Finnish), tehollisarvo (Finnish), moyenne quadratique (French), quadratisches Mittel [neuter] (German), négyzetes közép (Hungarian), ferningsmeðaltal [neuter] (Icelandic), media quadratica (Italian), średnia kwadratowa [feminine] (Polish), сре́днее квадрати́ческое (srédneje kvadratíčeskoje) [neuter] (Russian), сре́днее квадрати́чное (srédneje kvadratíčnoje) [neuter] (Russian), kvadratna sredina [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), media cuadrática [feminine] (Spanish), dawaking tamtaman (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-root_mean_square-en-noun-txz26gcG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Topics: mathematics, sciences

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