mean deviation
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mean deviation
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In a statistical distribution, the average of the absolute values of the differences between individual numbers and their mean.
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mean deviation
The mean of the sum of the deviations from the mean of all the values in a data set. The deviations are summed regardless of sign and the total is divided by the number of observations.
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mean deviation
the arithmetic average of the absolute values of the differences between the individual values of a set of numbers, values, etc. from their mean.
| mean, mc, maximum-scoring segment pair | |
| mean free path, mean ionic activity coefficient, mean life |
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