root mean square

English

Noun

root mean square (plural root mean squares)

  2. (mathematics, often attributive) The square root of the arithmetic mean of the squares of a set of numbers or values.
    Alternative forms: RMS, rms (initialisms)
    Synonym: quadratic mean
    root mean square voltage

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