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standard deviation

Measure of the dispersion of the values of a random variable around its expected value

Entitydescriptive statisticstatistical dispersionQ159375

Also known as root-mean-square deviation, root mean square deviation, RMSD

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Defining formula
  • \sigma = \sqrt{V(X)}
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  • SD
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Quantity symbol (LaTeX)
  • \sigma

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34 identifiers linking standard deviation across the web's reference databases