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調和平均 (ちょうわへいきん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

調ちょう和わ平へい均きん

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Meanings

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noun

harmonic mean

mathematics

Mathematical term for the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of reciprocals. Used in statistics and geometry.

調ちょう和わ平へい均きんは、速そく度どの平へい均きんを求もとめるときに使つかわれることがある。
The harmonic mean is sometimes used to find the average speed.

Kanji

調tune, tone, meter

和harmony, Japanese style, peace

平even, flat, peace

均level, average

Similar words

相そう加か平へい均きん
Arithmetic mean; the most common type of average.
相そう乗じょう平へい均きん
Geometric mean; used for growth rates and ratios.

Etymology

Compound of 調和 (harmony) and 平均 (mean/average), a calque of the English term 'harmonic mean'.