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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 thereciprocal 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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deinonychus commented on the word harmonic mean
This could be an alignment in a role-playing game of some sort...
December 1, 2011