alt Hacker NewsThey specified the geometric mean.
The arithmetic mean (what you're thinking of) of 1 and 100 is 50.5.
The geometric mean of 1 and 100 is 10. It gives a sense of the average magnitude.
They specified the geometric mean.
The arithmetic mean (what you're thinking of) of 1 and 100 is 50.5.
The geometric mean of 1 and 100 is 10. It gives a sense of the average magnitude.
They edited the comment, previously it did not mention geometric mean.