"semimean" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From semi- + mean. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|mean}} semi- + mean Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} semimean (not comparable)
  1. Somewhat or partially mean. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-semimean-en-adj-aARM2MAA
  2. (geometry) Pertaining to half the length of the middle axis on an ellipse (halfway between the major and minor axes). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Geometry
    Sense id: en-semimean-en-adj-YXMsdH-a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 54 40 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

Noun

Forms: semimeans [plural]
Etymology: From semi- + mean. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|mean}} semi- + mean Head templates: {{en-noun}} semimean (plural semimeans)
  1. (statistics) The result obtained by taking either the largest or smallest half of the values and calculating the mean. Categories (topical): Statistics
    Sense id: en-semimean-en-noun-K1DtvKMd Categories (other): English terms prefixed with semi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with semi-: 23 33 45 Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

Inflected forms

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