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  • noun The reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of a specified set of numbers.

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  • noun mathematics A type of measure of central tendency calculated as the reciprocal of the mean of the reciprocals, ie,

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  • noun the mean of n numbers expressed as the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of the numbers

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