Category:Definitions/Pythagorean Means

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The Pythagorean means are as follows:

Arithmetic Mean

Let $x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_n \in \R$ be real numbers.

The arithmetic mean of $x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_n$ is defined as:

$\ds A_n := \dfrac 1 n \sum_{k \mathop = 1}^n x_k$

That is, to find out the arithmetic mean of a set of numbers, add them all up and divide by how many there are.

Geometric Mean

Let $x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_n \in \R_{>0}$ be (strictly) positive real numbers.

The geometric mean of $x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_n$ is defined as:

$\ds G_n := \paren {\prod_{k \mathop = 1}^n x_k}^{1/n}$

Harmonic Mean

Let $x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_n \in \R$ be real numbers which are all strictly positive.

The harmonic mean $H_n$ of $x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_n$ is defined as:

$\ds \dfrac 1 {H_n} := \frac 1 n \paren {\sum_{k \mathop = 1}^n \frac 1 {x_k} }$

That is, to find the harmonic mean of a set of $n$ numbers, take the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of their reciprocals.