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Geometric mean

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-005923

A type of mean or average that indicates the central tendency of a set of numbers by multiplying them together and then taking the nth root, where n is the count of the numbers. It is particularly useful for data that are log-normally distributed or represent rates of change. This mean is often applied in atmospheric science for averaging concentrations or growth rates.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-005923
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
See alsoArithmetic mean
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-005923",
  "term": "Geometric mean",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A type of mean or average that indicates the central tendency of a set of numbers by multiplying them together and then taking the nth root, where n is the count of the numbers. It is particularly useful for data that are log-normally distributed or represent rates of change. This mean is often applied in atmospheric science for averaging concentrations or growth rates.",
  "see_also": [
    "arithmetic mean"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/geometric-mean/"
}

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