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HARMONIC MEAN [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-06-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
- Arithmetic and Number Theory
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- harmonic mean
1, record 1, English, harmonic%20mean
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- inverted mean 2, record 1, English, inverted%20mean
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A special kind of mean which is determined by calculating the mean of the reciprocals of the values concerned and then, calculating the reciprocal of this quantity. 3, record 1, English, - harmonic%20mean
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... a measure that should be used to average time rates under certain conditions. 4, record 1, English, - harmonic%20mean
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
- Arithmétique et théorie des nombres
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moyenne harmonique
1, record 1, French, moyenne%20harmonique
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Inverse de la moyenne arithmétique des inverses des observations. 2, record 1, French, - moyenne%20harmonique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Utilité: grande commodité pour exprimer un phénomène qui est l'inverse d'un autre. Ex. : Le pouvoir d'achat d'un franc est l'inverse des quantités de biens que l'on peut acheter avec ce franc. 3, record 1, French, - moyenne%20harmonique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
moyenne harmonique : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 4, record 1, French, - moyenne%20harmonique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estadística
- Aritmética y teoría de los números
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- media armónica
1, record 1, Spanish, media%20arm%C3%B3nica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Recíproco de la media aritmética de los recíprocos de los datos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - media%20arm%C3%B3nica
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se aplica en funciones inversas, por ejemplo para comparar velocidades medias sobre distancias diferentes. La media armónica de 2, 5, 6 y 23 es aproximadamente 4,4. 2, record 1, Spanish, - media%20arm%C3%B3nica
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
media armónica: término, definición y observación extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorizacíon de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 1, Spanish, - media%20arm%C3%B3nica
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-07-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
- Mathematics
- Government Accounting
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- reciprocal
1, record 2, English, reciprocal
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- reciprocal value 2, record 2, English, reciprocal%20value
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The harmonic mean H of a set of N numbers... is the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of the numbers 2, record 2, English, - reciprocal
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
- Mathématiques
- Comptabilité publique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- inverse
1, record 2, French, inverse
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- valeur inverse 2, record 2, French, valeur%20inverse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
moyenne harmonique: dans une série statistique, c'est la valeur de la variable dont l'inverse est la moyenne arithmétique des inverses des valeurs observées de la variable. 3, record 2, French, - inverse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1991-09-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Quantum Statistics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- weighted harmonic mean
1, record 3, English, weighted%20harmonic%20mean
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Statistique quantique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- moyenne harmonique pondérée
1, record 3, French, moyenne%20harmonique%20pond%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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