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Compute the [[wp:Root mean square|Root mean square]] of the numbers 1..10.
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The ''root mean square'' is also known by its initials RMS (or rms), and as the '''quadratic mean'''.
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The RMS is calculated as the mean of the squares of the numbers, square-rooted:
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::: <big><math>x_{\mathrm{rms}} = \sqrt {{{x_1}^2 + {x_2}^2 + \cdots + {x_n}^2} \over n}. </math></big>
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{{task heading|See also}}
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{{Related tasks/Statistical measures}}
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