contraharmonic mean
A type of average calculated as the arithmetic mean of the squares of the values…A type of average calculated as the arithmetic mean of the squares of the values divided by the arithmetic mean of the values, i.e. 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
Meaning
1 sensesA type of average calculated as the arithmetic mean of the squares of the values divided by the arithmetic mean of the values, i.e. 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
Origin
The contraharmonic mean of two variables is at the same distance from their arithmetic meaThe contraharmonic mean of two variables is at the same distance from their arithmetic mean as their harmonic mean but on the opposite side.
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Forms
plural: contraharmonic means| Singular | contraharmonic mean |
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Word family
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