root mean square

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noun root mean square the square root of the arithmetic mean of the squares of the numbers in a given set of numbers. Abbreviation: rms. 1
noun root mean square mathematics 1
noun root mean square the square root of the average of the squares of a set of numbers or quantities 0
noun root mean square the value of a quantity or the effective value of a periodic quantity, as a current, equal to the square root of the average (arithmetic mean) of the squares of a set of values 0

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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