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Measure of variation in statistics
variance being the average of the squared deviations from the mean). A useful property of the standard deviation is that, unlike the variance, it is expressed
Standard_deviation
Summary statistic of variability
related to the given data set. AAD includes the mean absolute deviation and the median absolute deviation (both abbreviated as MAD). Several measures of
Average_absolute_deviation
Statistical measure
The root mean square deviation (RMSD) or root mean square error (RMSE) is a frequently used measure of the distances between actual observed values and
Root_mean_square_deviation
Topics referred to by the same term
Mean deviation may refer to: Mean signed deviation, a measure of central tendency Mean absolute deviation, a measure of statistical dispersion Mean squared
Mean_deviation
Difference between a variable's observed value and a reference value
deviation serves as a measure to quantify the disparity between an observed value of a variable and another designated value, frequently the mean of
Deviation_(statistics)
Relative measure of dispersion expressed as the ratio of standard deviation to the mean
variation (CV), also known as normalized root-mean-square deviation (NRMSD), and relative standard deviation (RSD), is a standardized measure of dispersion
Coefficient_of_variation
Measure of the error of an estimator
In statistics, the mean squared error (MSE) or mean squared deviation (MSD) of an estimator (of a procedure for estimating an unobserved quantity) measures
Mean_squared_error
Calculations in probability theory
Squared deviations from the mean (SDM) result from squaring deviations. In probability theory and statistics, the definition of variance is either the
Squared deviations from the mean
Squared_deviations_from_the_mean
Probability distribution
mean) by the range (c − a), linearly for the mean deviation and nonlinearly for the variance: (mean deviation around mean) ( Y ) = ( (mean deviation around
Beta_distribution
Measure of distance between atoms of superimposed proteins
In bioinformatics, the root mean square deviation of atomic positions, or simply root mean square deviation (RMSD), is the measure of the average distance
Root mean square deviation of atomic positions
Root_mean_square_deviation_of_atomic_positions
Square root of the mean square
integral of the square of the function. In estimation theory, the root-mean-square deviation of an estimator measures how far the estimator strays from the data
Root_mean_square
Statistical property
(usually an estimator of a parameter, like the average or mean) is the standard deviation of its sampling distribution. The standard error is often used
Standard_error
Test statistic
extensively in goodness of fit testing. It is also known as mean squared weighted deviation (MSWD) in isotopic dating and variance of unit weight in the
Reduced_chi-squared_statistic
In statistics, the mean signed difference (MSD), also known as mean signed deviation, mean signed error, or mean bias error is a sample statistic that
Mean_signed_deviation
Bound on probability of a random variable being far from its mean
deviation of a random variable (with finite variance) from its mean. More specifically, the probability that a random variable deviates from its mean
Chebyshev's_inequality
Measure of prediction accuracy of a forecast
The mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), also known as mean absolute percentage deviation (MAPD), is a measure of prediction accuracy of a forecasting
Mean absolute percentage error
Mean_absolute_percentage_error
How many standard deviations apart from the mean an observed datum is
number of standard deviations by which the value of a raw score (i.e., an observed value or data point) is above or below the mean value of what is being
Standard_score
Measure of statistical dispersion
and the standard deviation (the first L-moment and first conventional moment are both the mean). Both the standard deviation and the mean absolute difference
Mean_absolute_difference
Statistical error measure
related to the mean squared error, the equivalent for mean absolute error is least absolute deviations. MAE is not identical to root-mean square error (RMSE)
Mean_absolute_error
Statistical amount
Typically when a mean is calculated it is important to know the variance and standard deviation about that mean. When a weighted mean μ ∗ {\displaystyle
Weighted_arithmetic_mean
Russian general-purpose machine gun and its variants
bipod, as a light machine gun has the following accuracy of fire: a mean deviation of 7–10 cm (2.8–3.9 in) at a range of 100 m (109 yd), 37–51 cm (15–20 in)
PK_machine_gun
Statistical measure of variability
data set than the standard deviation. In the standard deviation, the distances from the mean are squared, so large deviations are weighted more heavily
Median_absolute_deviation
Probability distribution
1 {\displaystyle \lambda ^{1/\nu }-1} . The mean deviation of X ν {\displaystyle X^{\nu }} about its mean λ {\displaystyle \lambda } is given by E |
Conway–Maxwell–Poisson distribution
Conway–Maxwell–Poisson_distribution
Book publishing company
MacKaye, Peter Davis (ISBN 978-09796163-8-9) Released June 30, 2010. Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal, by Jeff Wagner. Foreword by
Bazillion_Points
Measure of income inequality
In statistics and econometrics, the mean log deviation (MLD) is a measure of income inequality. The MLD is zero when everyone has the same income, and
Mean_log_deviation
Statistical measure
the geometric standard deviation (GSD) describes how spread out are a set of numbers whose preferred average is the geometric mean. For such data, it may
Geometric_standard_deviation
Swedish progressive metal band
.." www.facebook.com. Retrieved 5 August 2025. Jeff Wagner (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points Books. p
Opeth
Statistics concept
observation is the deviation of the observed value from the true value of a quantity of interest (for example, a population mean). The residual is the
Errors_and_residuals
Subgenre of heavy metal music
presentation of the genre are eclectic as well. According to Jeff Wagner in Mean Deviation, electronic percussion and drum machines see widespread use by avant-garde
Avant-garde_metal
English musician (born 1967)
magazine Electronic Musician. Wilson wrote the foreword for 2010 book Mean Deviation. Wilson produced and contributed backing vocals, guitar and keyboards
Steven_Wilson
1993 studio album by Cynic
"Mean Deviation: Cynic's Focus Celebrates 20 Years in Prog Metal Paradise". Bazillion Points Blog. Retrieved April 24, 2020. Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean
Focus_(Cynic_album)
1985 studio album by Fates Warning
singing and harmonized guitar riffs. In the 2010 music history book Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal, journalist Jeff Wagner stated
The_Spectre_Within
Mathematical framework for investment risk
return. The MPT is a mean-variance theory, and it compares the expected (mean) return of a portfolio with the standard deviation of the same portfolio
Modern_portfolio_theory
Topics referred to by the same term
and an intended final dimension. Deviation (statistics), the difference between the value of an observation and the mean of the population in mathematics
Deviation
Music genre
ISSN 0300-7766. S2CID 194078761. Retrieved 11 July 2023. Jeff Wagner (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points Books. p
Zeuhl
2000 studio album by Mayhem
focusing heavily on experimental and progressive elements. In his book Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal, Jeff Wagner wrote that Grand
Grand_Declaration_of_War
1985 studio album by Megadeth
"chaotic", accompanied by "lightning-fast" solo sections. In his book Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal, editor Jeff Wagner wrote the
Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!
Killing_Is_My_Business..._and_Business_Is_Good!
Correction for sample variance bias
population mean is unknown, the uncorrected sample variance is the mean of the squares of deviations of sample values from the sample mean (i.e., using
Bessel's_correction
Average of squared values of a sample
the arithmetic mean of the squares of the deviations between a set of numbers and a reference value (e.g., may be a mean or an assumed mean of the data)
Mean_square
1983 demo album by Hellhammer
of Hellhammer was constantly changing around this time. In the book Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal, the demo was described as
Satanic_Rites
Procedure to estimate standard deviation from a sample
estimation of a standard deviation is the calculation from a statistical sample of an estimated value of the standard deviation (a measure of statistical
Unbiased estimation of standard deviation
Unbiased_estimation_of_standard_deviation
Heart condition
In electrocardiography, left axis deviation (LAD) is a condition wherein the mean electrical axis of ventricular contraction of the heart lies in a frontal
Left_axis_deviation
Type of average of a collection of numbers
number for which the residuals (deviations from the estimate) sum to zero. This can also be interpreted as saying that the mean is translationally invariant
Arithmetic_mean
1983 studio album by Metallica
History. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-4482-8. Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points Books.
Kill_'Em_All
American death metal band
Schuldiner". npr.org. Retrieved November 2, 2023. Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points Books.
Death_(metal_band)
Music genre that blends heavy metal with classical music
To Mega Therion) and Nightwish. According to Jeff Wagner in his book Mean Deviation, the song was a creative watershed in metal, and except for Mekong Delta
Symphonic_metal
2001 single by Tool
Guitar One magazine, transcribed by Adam Perlmutter Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation. Bazillion Points. pp. 312–313. ISBN 978-0-9796163-3-4. Staff, Loudwire
Schism_(song)
Measure of forecasting quality
such as root-mean-square-deviation, and is therefore recommended for determining comparative accuracy of forecasts. The mean absolute scaled error has
Mean_absolute_scaled_error
1978 studio album by Black Sabbath
original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2014. Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points Books. pp
Never_Say_Die!
American rock band
Implicit (2016) The Absence of Presence (2020) Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points Books. p
Kansas_(band)
Graphical representation of the distribution of income or of wealth
relative mean absolute deviation: F ( μ ) − L ( F ( μ ) ) = mean absolute deviation 2 μ {\displaystyle F(\mu )-L(F(\mu ))={\frac {\text{mean absolute
Lorenz_curve
Moment of a random variable minus its mean
random variable's mean; that is, it is the expected value of a specified integer power of the deviation of the random variable from the mean. The various moments
Central_moment
1991 studio album by Death
album, according to Jeff Wagner in his 2010 text on progressive metal, Mean Deviation.[citation needed] It is Death's best-selling album, having sold 94,000
Human_(Death_album)
1970 studio album by Black Sabbath
Confusion. Castle Communications. ISBN 1-86074-149-5. Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points Books. ISBN 978-0979616334
Black_Sabbath_(album)
Statistical phenomenon
where it's below its mean, when t < 0), is rt standard deviations above the mean of Y. Since |r| ≤ 1, Y is no farther from the mean than X is, as measured
Regression_toward_the_mean
Swiss metal band
original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2008. Wagner, Jeff. Mean Deviation. Bazillion Points Books, 2010. pp.116-124 Fischer p.80 September 9,
Celtic_Frost
1976 studio album by Judas Priest
Albums". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 December 2018. Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points Books.
Sad_Wings_of_Destiny
Christian Rock & Roll. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-421-2. Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points. ISBN 978-0-9796163-3-4
List of glam metal bands and artists
List_of_glam_metal_bands_and_artists
1978 studio album by Rush
Home and Away. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-678-2. Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Brooklyn, New York: Bazillion
Hemispheres_(Rush_album)
Music genre melding heavy metal and progressive rock
Absolute Guide To Progressive Metal by Rocking.gr. Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points. ISBN 978-0-9796163-3-4
Progressive_metal
1985 studio album by Possessed
ISBN 0-7607-4218-9. Wilson, Steven; Wagner, Jeff (December 1, 2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points. p. 161.
Seven_Churches_(album)
Record label
Misanthropy Records were within various heavy metal subgenres. Jeff Wagner in Mean Deviation writes that Misanthropy, along with The End Records, helped usher in
Misanthropy_Records
Canadian heavy metal band
Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2019. Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points Books. p
Voivod_(band)
Topics referred to by the same term
measure of central tendency Mean deviation (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mean difference. If an internal
Mean_difference
Music genre combining jazz methods with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues
musicians Jazz fusion ensembles Progressive soul Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points Books. p
Jazz_fusion
Method for estimating variance of several different populations
and standard deviation. In a sense, this suggests finding a mean variance or standard deviation among the five results above. This mean variance is calculated
Pooled_variance
1986 studio album by Queensrÿche
was one of the boldest metal albums of its time Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points Books. p
Rage_for_Order
1975 studio album by Rush
207–208. Popoff 2020, pp. 208–209. Wagner, Jeff; Wilson, Steven (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Brooklyn, New York: Bazillion
Caress_of_Steel
Measured values that are relatively normal for a particular medical test
by the sample standard deviation and the population mean is estimated by the sample mean (also called mean or arithmetic mean). To account for these estimations
Reference_range
Magazine, archived from the original on 31 March 2002 Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points. ISBN 978-0-9796163-3-4
List of progressive rock artists
List_of_progressive_rock_artists
Measure of statistical dispersion
median of some common distributions are shown below The IQR, mean, and standard deviation of a population P can be used in a simple test of whether or
Interquartile_range
1990 studio album by Megadeth
Musical Identity. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-97373-2. Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points Books.
Rust_in_Peace
1976 studio album by Rush
July 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2020. Wagner, Jeff (2010). Jeff Wagner, Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal, Bazillion Points, 2010, p
2112_(album)
Shorthand used in statistics
distributed random variable, μ (mu) is the mean of the distribution, and σ (sigma) is its standard deviation: Pr ( μ − 1 σ ≤ X ≤ μ + 1 σ ) ≈ 68.27 % Pr
68–95–99.7_rule
Statistical measure of how far values spread from their average
defined as the expected value of the squared deviation from the mean of a random variable. The standard deviation is the square root of the variance. Technically
Variance
Brazilian power metal band
Blabbermouth.net. 2026-05-01. Retrieved 2026-05-25. Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points Books. p
Angra_(band)
Numeric quantity representing the center of a collection of numbers
Arithmetic-geometric mean Arithmetic-harmonic mean Cesàro mean Chisini mean Contraharmonic mean Elementary symmetric mean Geometric-harmonic mean Grand mean Heinz mean Heronian
Mean
Compass error induced by local fields
source of compass error from magnetic deviation. The term magnetic deviation is sometimes used loosely to mean magnetic declination, but in navigation
Magnetic_deviation
American heavy metal band
Bppks. Bush, John. "Crimson Glory". AllMusic. Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points Books. p
Crimson_Glory
American death metal band
Atheist | Album | AllMusic, retrieved July 14, 2025 Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points Books. p
Atheist_(band)
Tool used by eye care professionals
glaucoma progression. They include: Mean deviation (MD): Derived from the total deviation and represents the overall mean departure from the age-corrected
Humphrey visual field analyser
Humphrey_visual_field_analyser
American bassist (born 1967)
"Forgotten". Emptywords.org. Retrieved April 9, 2015. Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal – Jeff Wagner. Bazillion Points
Steve_Di_Giorgio
Subgenre of black metal music
Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved 5 June 2025. Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Brooklyn: Bazillion Points
Symphonic_black_metal
1990 studio album by Chris Poland
mastering Mary Magill – vocals on "Final Days" Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points. p. 43. The
Return_to_Metalopolis
Value that appears most often in a set of data
standard deviations of the mean, and the root mean square deviation about the mode is between the standard deviation and twice the standard deviation. An example
Mode_(statistics)
1988 studio album by Crimson Glory
Townsquare Media. Retrieved September 27, 2021. Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points Books. p
Transcendence (Crimson Glory album)
Transcendence_(Crimson_Glory_album)
Algorithm for the line of best fit for a two-dimensional dataset
"Model Fitting for Multiple Variables by Minimising the Geometric Mean Deviation". In Van Huffel, Sabine; Lemmerling, P. (eds.). Total Least Squares
Deming_regression
Expression of wave height
average downward deviations from mean sea level, namely a) the sum of the absolute value of a sine wave's average (mean) deviation during its upward
Hawaiian_scale
Characteristic of an image
Hossein Ziaei Nafchi, Atena Shahkolaei, Rachid Hedjam, Mohamed Cheriet, Mean Deviation Similarity Index: Efficient and Reliable Full-Reference Image Quality
Image_quality
1994 studio album by Tiamat
Bazillion Points Books. ISBN 978-0979616310. Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points Books. ISBN 978-0979616334
Wildhoney_(album)
Branch of probability theory
In probability theory, the theory of large deviations concerns the asymptotic behaviour of remote tails of sequences of probability distributions. While
Large_deviations_theory
Two-part song series by Canadian progressive rock band Rush
All Time". PopMatters. Retrieved 8 January 2019. Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points Books. p
Cygnus_X-1_(song_series)
English progressive rock band (1968–present)
another one who I would consider an influence. Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points. p. 1.
King_Crimson
N-th root of the product of n numbers
portal Arithmetic-geometric mean Generalized mean Geometric mean theorem Geometric standard deviation Harmonic mean Heronian mean Heteroscedasticity Log-normal
Geometric_mean
21 October 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2025. Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points Books. p
List_of_crust_punk_bands
Business process improvement technique
to the fraction of a normal curve that lies within six standard deviations of the mean, used to represent a defect rate. Motorola pioneered Six Sigma,
Six_Sigma
American progressive metal band
Magazine. October 1, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2020. Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points. ISBN 978-0-9796163-3-4
Cynic_(band)
Norwegian heavy metal band
Louder. Retrieved 2026-02-16. Wagner, Jeff; Wilson, Steven (2010). Mean deviation: four decades of progressive heavy metal. Brooklyn, NY: Bazillon Points
Green_Carnation
Categorisation of people's intelligence based on IQ
standard deviation above the mean, while a score of 85 means performance one standard deviation below the mean, and so on. This "deviation IQ" method
IQ_classification
Genre of rock music
Converge. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 0-7425-2906-1. Wagner, Jeff (2010). Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points. ISBN 978-0-9796163-3-4
Heavy_metal_music
MEAN DEVIATION
MEAN DEVIATION
Male
French
A derivative of Anglo-Norman French Jehan, JEAN means "God is gracious." Compare with feminine Jean.
Female
English
Scottish form of French Jeanne, JEAN means "God is gracious." Compare with masculine Jean.
Male
Hebrew
Short form of Hebrew Immanuw'el (English Immanuel), MAN means "God is with us."
Female
Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of Latin Timæus, TÃMEA means "honor."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Precious blue stone, Fish, Jewel (Wife of the himalayas)
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from the personal name Jean, French form of
John.English : variant of Jayne.A Vivien Jean, recorded in Canada in 1681, was also known as
Girl/Female
Hindu
Pearl
Female
English
Pet form of Welsh Mared, MEGAN means "pearl."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English dene ‘valley’ (Old English denu), or a habitational name from any of several places in various parts of England named Dean, Deane, or Deen from this word. In Scotland this is a habitational name from Den in Aberdeenshire or Dean in Ayrshire.English : occupational name for the servant of a dean or nickname for someone thought to resemble a dean. A dean was an ecclesiastical official who was the head of a chapter of canons in a cathedral. The Middle English word deen is a borrowing of Old French d(e)ien, from Latin decanus (originally a leader of ten men, from decem ‘ten’), and thus is a cognate of Deacon.Irish : variant of Deane.Italian : occupational name cognate with 2, from Venetian dean ‘dean’, a dialect form of degan, from degano (Italian decano).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Middle English mede ‘meadow’ (Old English mǣd).English : metonymic occupational name for a brewer or seller of mead (Old English meodu), an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Seán, SEAN means "God is gracious."
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Cian, KEAN means "ancient, distant."
Male
English
 English occupational surname transferred to forename use, from the Latin word decanus, DEAN means "dean; ecclesiastical supervisor."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lecturer, Respect, Supernatural power, Lord of mind
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : shortened form of McMeans.English : habitational names from East and West Meon in Hampshire, which take their names from the Meon river. The word is Celtic but of uncertain meaning, possibly ‘swift one’.nickname from Middle English mene ‘inferior in rank’, ‘of low degree’ (from Old English gemǣne), or from Middle English mene ‘moderate in behaviour’ (from Old French mëen, mean).
Boy/Male
Indian
Religion
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Mease or Meece.Norwegian (Sør Trøndelag) : habitational name from a farmstead named Meås, from me ‘middle’ + ås ‘hill’, ‘ridge’.French (Méas) : habitational name from a locality so named in Nièvre.Cambodian : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of beans, from Old English bēan ‘beans’ (a collective singular). Occasionally it may have been applied as a nickname for a someone considered of little importance.English : nickname for a pleasant person, from Middle English bēne ‘friendly’, ‘amiable’ (of unknown origin; there is apparently no connection with Bain or Bon).Scottish : Anglicized form of the Gaelic personal name Beathán, a diminutive of beatha ‘life’.Translation of German Bohne, or an altered spelling of Biehn. See also Bihn.Mistranslation of French Lefevre. As the vocabulary word fèvre ‘smith’ was replaced by forgeron, the meaning of the old word became opaque, and the surname was reinterpreted as if it were La fève, from fève ‘(fava) bean’. Lefevre is the most common name in French Canada; great numbers of them migrated to the US, where many adopted the name Bean, in the belief that it was a translation of Lefèvre. See also Lafave.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Devon)
English (chiefly Devon) : nickname for a thin or lean person, from Middle English lene ‘lean’ (Old English hlǣne).Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Liatháin (see Lehane).Reduced form of Scottish McLean.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : variant spelling of Keane.English : variant spelling of Keen.
MEAN DEVIATION
MEAN DEVIATION
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, French, Greek, Japanese
Peace
Biblical
seed of God
Girl/Female
Tamil
Joyous
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant spelling of Plunkett.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Flame. Blaze.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pleasant
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Marathi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Hum; Buzzing of a Bee
Girl/Female
American, British, Christian, English, German, Swedish
Protection; Safety; Peaceful Ruler; Lady; Gracious; Elf Strength
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Given by the Guru
Boy/Male
English American
Bald; Abbreviation of names beginning with Cal-.
MEAN DEVIATION
MEAN DEVIATION
MEAN DEVIATION
MEAN DEVIATION
MEAN DEVIATION
v. t.
To sprinkle with, or as with, meal.
pl.
of Man
a.
Of a mean spirit; base; groveling.
n.
Food, in general; anything eaten for nourishment, either by man or beast. Hence, the edible part of anything; as, the meat of a lobster, a nut, or an egg.
v. t.
To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do ?
n.
A quantity having an intermediate value between several others, from which it is derived, and of which it expresses the resultant value; usually, unless otherwise specified, it is the simple average, formed by adding the quantities together and dividing by their number, which is called an arithmetical mean. A geometrical mean is the square root of the product of the quantities.
imp. & p. p.
of Mean
v. i.
Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages.
n.
That which is mean, or intermediate, between two extremes of place, time, or number; the middle point or place; middle rate or degree; mediocrity; medium; absence of extremes or excess; moderation; measure.
superl.
Of poor quality; as, mean fare.
v. i.
Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle.
v. t.
To supply with men; to furnish with a sufficient force or complement of men, as for management, service, defense, or the like; to guard; as, to man a ship, boat, or fort.
a.
Average; having an intermediate value between two extremes, or between the several successive values of a variable quantity during one cycle of variation; as, mean distance; mean motion; mean solar day.
n.
Any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but not granulated.
n.
pl. of Man.
n.
Specifically, dinner; the chief meal.
superl.
Wanting dignity of mind; low-minded; base; destitute of honor; spiritless; as, a mean motive.
v. i.
To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.
superl.
Penurious; stingy; close-fisted; illiberal; as, mean hospitality.