arithmetic mean

/ˌæɹɪθˈmɛtɪk miːn/

noun

The measure of central tendency of a set of values computed by dividing the sum of the values by their number.

“The arithmetic mean of 3, 6, 2, 3 and 6 is (3#43;6#43;2#43;3#43;6)#92;div 5#61;4.”

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Meanings

nounarithmetic mean (plural arithmetic means)

plural arithmetic means

  1. mathematicsThe measure of central tendency of a set of values computed by dividing the sum of the values by their number.

    The arithmetic mean of 3, 6, 2, 3 and 6 is (3#43;6#43;2#43;3#43;6)#92;div 5#61;4.

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    Near-synonym: average (often synonymous when not otherwise specified, but see the usage note)

    Synonyms: mean[Appendix:Glossary, arithmetic average, average, average

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe measure of central tendency of a set of values computed by dividing the sum of the values by their number.

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mean[Appendix:Glossaryarithmetic averageaverageaverage

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values

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first momentexpectationexpected value
Broader
meanmean value
Also see
arithmeticalexpectationexpected valuemean

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic المتوسط الحسابي
  • المتوسط الحسابيmeasure of central tendency
Chinese Mandarin 算術平均值 /算术平均值
  • 算術平均值 /算术平均值 (suànshù píngjūnzhí)measure of central tendency
Czech aritmetický průměr
  • aritmetický průměrmeasure of central tendency
Dutch rekenkundig gemiddelde
  • rekenkundig gemiddeldemeasure of central tendency
Finnish aritmeettinen keskiarvo, keskiarvo
  • aritmeettinen keskiarvomeasure of central tendency
  • keskiarvomeasure of central tendency
French moyenne arithmétique
  • moyenne arithmétiquemeasure of central tendency
German arithmetisches Mittel
  • arithmetisches Mittelmeasure of central tendency
Hungarian számtani közép
  • számtani középmeasure of central tendency
Icelandic meðaltal, hreint meðaltal
  • meðaltalmeasure of central tendency
  • hreint meðaltalmeasure of central tendency
  • venjulegt meðaltalmeasure of central tendency
Italian media aritmetica
  • media aritmeticameasure of central tendency
Japanese 算術平均
  • 算術平均 (sanjutsu heikin)measure of central tendency
Korean 산술 평균
  • 산술 평균 (sansul pyeonggyun)measure of central tendency
Polish średnia arytmetyczna
  • średnia arytmetycznameasure of central tendency
Portuguese média aritmética
  • média aritméticameasure of central tendency
Romanian medie aritmetică
  • medie aritmeticămeasure of central tendency
Russian сре́днее арифмети́ческое
  • сре́днее арифмети́ческое (srédneje arifmetíčeskoje)measure of central tendency
Spanish media aritmética
  • media aritméticameasure of central tendency
Tagalog bilnuring tamtaman
  • bilnuring tamtamanmeasure of central tendency
Cite this entry
APA

arithmetic mean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arithmetic%20mean

MLA

“arithmetic mean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arithmetic%20mean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arithmetic mean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arithmetic%20mean.

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