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mean

[mathematics] The average for a set of values, computed as the sum of all values divided by the number of […]

mean center

[spatial statistics use for geostatistics] The location of a single x,y coordinate value that represents the average x-coordinate value and

mean sea level

[geodesy] The average height of the surface of the sea for all stages of the tide over a nineteen-year period,

mean stationarity

[spatial statistics use for geostatistics] In geostatistics, a property of a spatial process in which a spatial random variable has

measure location fields

[linear referencing] In linear referencing, either one or two fields in a table that describe the position of an event

measurement

[standards] An observed numerical value that is an appraisal of size, extent, or amount according to a set criteria.

measurement error

[surveying] In surveying, the noise that is expected in every measurement. It occurs because the observer makes estimates and uses

measurement residual

[surveying] The difference between a measured quantity and its theoretical true value as determined during each iteration of a least-squares

median

1 [mathematics] The middle value of a set of values when they are ordered by rank. Half the values in

median center

[spatial statistics use for geostatistics] A location representing the shortest total distance to all other features in a study area.

medium-format printer

[printing] A printing device capable of producing an image on paper or other media sized between 15 and 35 inches

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