Arithmetic mean

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-000782",
  "term": "Arithmetic mean",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A measure of central tendency calculated by summing a set of numerical values and dividing by the number of values in the set. It represents the average value of a dataset. In analytical chemistry, it is frequently used to report the average of multiple measurements of a quantity, providing a single representative value for a series of observations.",
  "synonyms": [
    "average"
  ],
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 595. 'Nomenclature for the presentation of results of chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 599 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466030595)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/arithmetic-mean/"
}