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titleDescription

Given a sequence of values, calculates the arithmetic mean (average).

Returns NaN (Not a Number) if passed an empty sequence.

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titleSyntax

system.math.mean(values)

  • Parameters

List[Float[] values - A Sequence sequence of numerical values. Accepts both integers and floats. The sequence may not contain None type values. However, passing a None type object instead of a sequence of numerical values will return NaN.

  • Returns

Float - The arithmetic mean, or NaN if the input was empty or None.

  • Scope

Gateway, Vision Client, Perspective Session

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titleCode Example
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languagepy
titleCode Snippet - Calculating Mean
# Create a list of values.
values = [3.5, 5.6, 7.8, 7.4, 3.8]
 
# Prints the resulting value.
print system.math.mean(values)
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titleKeywords

system math mean, math.mean