This measure represents an arithmetic average of a set of values It is derived by dividing the sum (or aggregate) of a group of numerical items by the total number of items in that group For example, mean family income is obtained by dividing the aggregate of all income reported by people in families by the total number of families Back to the Census Definitions Menu
an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n destine or designate for a certain purpose; "These flowers were meant for you"
a statistical measurement of the central tendency or average of a set of values Contrast with median
intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"
A simple average (the sum of the items in a set of data divided by the number of items) or the value midway between two extremes (a high of 100 and a low of 50 have a mean of 75)
Average value calculated by taking the sum of all values and dividing by the total number of values Commonly referred to as the "average "
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"