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Anonymous Mon 19 Apr 03:25:18 2021 No.12998294 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>12998307

Redpill me on geometric mean

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 19 Apr 2021 03:29:26 No.12998307 Report

Quoted By: >>12998308

>>12998294
x = sqrt(ab)
satisfies the property x*x = a*b, the way that arithmetic mean satisfies x+x = a+b

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 19 Apr 2021 03:29:54 No.12998308 Report

>>12998307
Ok but in what instances is it useful?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 19 Apr 2021 03:35:13 No.12998319 Report

Quoted By: >>12998352

>>12998308
If you iterate it with the arithmetic mean, you get elliptic integrals

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 19 Apr 2021 03:42:36 No.12998352 Report

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>>12998319
wonderful example anon
op, if you have the sufficient maturity, this linked helped me to understand elliptical integrals: https://www.maths.lancs.ac.uk/~jameson/ellagm.pdf

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 19 Apr 2021 05:29:54 No.12998730 Report

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>>12998308
when you need to shit out an approximation in back-of-the-napkin math

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