English Explanatory Dictionary

quadratic mean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of average, calculated as the square root of the mean of the squares, i.e. Q=√x_1²+x_2²+...+x_n²/n.

Word forms

quadratic mean quadratic means

Etymology

Quadratic in the phrase refers to the squaring on the terms.

Synonyms

root mean square RMS
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