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The Generalized mean[1] linked to in the blog comments was similarly insightful. It unifies the inequalities: max > root mean square > arithmetic mean > geome
by arnioxux 9y ago
The Generalized mean[1] linked to in the blog comments was similarly insightful.
It unifies the inequalities:
max > root mean square > arithmetic mean > geometric mean > harmonic mean > min
that I remember from highschool math competitions.[2]
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_mean#Special_cases http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_mean#Special_cases
[2] https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php?title=Root-Mean_Square-Arithmetic_Mean-Geometric_Mean-Harmonic_mean_Inequality https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php?title=Root-Me...
- no_identd 9y agoYou might appreciate the other higher generalizations and related measures I pointed to in my comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15947157 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15947157