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harmonic mean
noun
, Statistics.
- the mean obtained by taking the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of a set of nonzero numbers.
harmonic mean
noun
- the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of a set of specified numbers: the harmonic mean of 2, 3, and 4 is 3( 1 2 + 1 3 + 1 4 ) –1= 3 6 13
harmonic mean
- The reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of a specified set of numbers.
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Origin of harmonic mean1
First recorded in 1880–85
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