Harmonic mean

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English

Noun

harmonic mean

1. ((mathematics{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) A type of average calculated as the reciprocal of the mean of the reciprocals, ie. <math> H = { n \over {1 \over x_1} + {1 \over x_2} + \cdots {1 \over x_n} }</math>

Translations

• French: moyenne harmonique

See also

• arithmetic mean
• geometric mean
• quadratic mean