Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

z-average

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: z-av-er-age
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A weighted average where the value for each component is weighted by the square of its mass or volume.

Example Sentences

"When proper measurements are made, the parameters of the size distribution most often obtained -- the inverse z-average moments -- are not the usually reported parameters of a size distribution."
"The calculated number average molecular weight is generally very dependent upon the low molecular weight material in the distribution, whilst the z-average is more affected by the high molecular weight material present."
"The harmonic average lies in between the z-average and the weight-average particle size."

Etymology

From the first letter of the German word Zentrifuge (centrifuge), because this measurement was first used with centrifugation data.

Inflected Forms

z-averages (plural)

Questions

What does z-average mean?: A weighted average where the value for each component is weighted by the square of its mass or volume.
Where does z-average come from?: From the first letter of the German word Zentrifuge (centrifuge), because this measurement was first used with centrifugation data.

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