Complete Definition of "root mean square"

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Noun
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en-noun|sg=root mean square

  1. mathematics|of a set of numbers or values The square root of the arithmetic mean of the squares.

Usage notes
This term is frequently used attributively, as in root mean square velocity, root mean square voltage, and so on.
This term is typically abbreviated either RMS or rms.

Derived terms
root mean square velocity

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