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mean value

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noun

Mathematics.
  1. the ratio of the integral of a given function over a closed interval to the length of the interval.


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During a heatwave, not only the air but also the ocean grows warmer -- the temperature is substantially higher than the seasonal mean value for at least five consecutive days.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2024

The first approach wishes to measure the expected mean value of y from a specific change in the value of x: this specific value implies the expected value.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

For each tissue type, we calculated the mean editing level of each site from different individuals and required the mean value should be computed from at least 10 samples.

From Nature • Oct. 10, 2017

Looking at the feedback, he determined a mean value of transactions at $90.

From Forbes • Mar. 18, 2015

This made three days taken off the 400 years, and in consequence the mean value of the civil year is reduced to 365·2425 days, which is not far from the true tropical year.

From Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens by Blake, John F.

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