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quadratic mean, Math - symbol
The square root of the expression in which the sum of squared observations is divided by the number Math - ei. It can be calculated by the formula:
Math - e
Comment:
This quantity is also sometimes directly (but inappropriately) calculated, for example, when an observable is proportional to the square of concentration. The quadratic mean, also known as the root mean square, is sometimes appropriate, however, as in certain of the formulae connected with linear calibration functions.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 595 (Nomenclature for the presentation of results of chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 602
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A.Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. doi:10.1351/goldbook.
Last update: 2008-10-07; version: 2.0.2.
DOI of this term: doi:10.1351/goldbook.Q04968.
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