z-average

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A weighted average where the value for each component is weighted by the square of its mass or volume.

Word forms

z-average z-averages

Etymology

From the first letter of the German word Zentrifuge (centrifuge), because this measurement was first used with centrifugation data.

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