Z-average
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A weighted average where the value for each component is weighted by the square of its mass or volume.
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From the first letter of the German word Zentrifuge (centrifuge), because this measurement was first used with centrifugation data.
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