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Mean deviation

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-007155

A measure of statistical dispersion, calculated as the average of the absolute differences between each data point and the mean of the dataset. In meteorology, it quantifies the typical spread of observations around their average value. It provides an indication of the consistency or variability of weather elements.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-007155
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-007155",
  "term": "Mean deviation",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A measure of statistical dispersion, calculated as the average of the absolute differences between each data point and the mean of the dataset. In meteorology, it quantifies the typical spread of observations around their average value. It provides an indication of the consistency or variability of weather elements.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/mean-deviation/"
}

Record 5,897 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.