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Average means what the most common occurring thing or number is within a specific set of data. In math, you add the numbers and then divide them by how many numbers you added to get the average.

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It is a generalised estimate or ordinary

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What does 'mean' mean in math?

the mean is an average of a set of numbers


What is the mean average of 58962?

58962 the mean (average) is 6


What does does the mean reflect the average?

Mean is the mathematical term for average.


How do you calculate mean average deviation?

The mean average deviation is the same as the mean deviation (or the average deviation) and they are, by definition, 0.


How do you find the mean if the average age is24?

The mean is a type of average. You have told us that the average age is 24. If this is the mean average then you have answered your own question. So first you need to establish whether the average you are quoting is the mean, median or mode average. If it is the mean average then you have your answer. If it is not the mean average then you can calculate this by summing all the ages and then dividing by the number of people whose ages you have just summed.


Why is it useful to know the mean average?

when you are grading you can use the mean as an average.


Does mean mean average?

No, but sometimes "average" means "mean" - when it doesn't mean median, geometric mean, or something else entirely.


What is the difference between mean and average?

by average we mean any measure of central tendency and mean is one of the averages. other measures of average are median ,mode, geomatric mean and harmonic mean.


What does mean mean in statistics?

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What does mad mean in math?

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In maths what does mean mean m-3?

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What is a mean number?

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