Geometric Mean

Pronunciation: /ˌdʒi.əˈmɛt.rɪk min/ Explain

The geometric mean of a set of numbers {a1, a2, a3, …, an} is the nth root of the product of the numbers in the set.[3]

M= nth root (a1*a2*a3*...*an)
The geometric mean of {1, 4, 6} is:
M=3rd root(1*4*6) = 3rd root(24) is about 2.884499.
A geometric mean is also called a mean proportional.

References

  1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, geometric mean. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 85. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book
  2. geometric mean. merriam-webster.com. Encyclopedia Britannica. Merriam-Webster. Last Accessed 7/11/2018. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geometric mean. Buy the book
  3. mean proportional. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary. Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Last Accessed 7/11/2018. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mean%20proportional. Buy the book
  4. Lodge, Sir Oliver, F.R.S.. Easy Mathematics, Mainly Arithmetic. pg 340. www.archive.org. Easy Mathematics. MacMillan and Company, Ltd.. 1906. Last Accessed 7/11/2018. http://www.archive.org/stream/easymathematicsc00lodgrich#page/340/mode/1up/search/mean.
  5. Young, J. W. A. and Jackson, Lambert L.. A Second Course in Elementary Algebra. pp 178. www.archive.org. D. Appleton and Company. 1910. Last Accessed 7/11/2018. http://www.archive.org/stream/secondcourseinel00younrich#page/178/mode/1up/search/geometric. Buy the book

Cite this article as:

McAdams, David E. Geometric Mean. 4/21/2019. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. http://www.allmathwords.org/en/g/geometricmean.html.

Image Credits

Revision History

4/21/2019: Updated equations and expressions to new format. (McAdams, David E.)
12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
7/10/2018: Removed broken links, updated license, implemented new markup, implemented new Geogebra protocol. (McAdams, David E.)
1/6/2010: Added "References". (McAdams, David E.)
4/18/2009: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)

All Math Words Encyclopedia is a service of Life is a Story Problem LLC.
Copyright © 2018 Life is a Story Problem LLC. All rights reserved.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License