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Relative Deviation

Let u^_ denote the mean of a set of quantities u_i, then the relative deviation is defined by

(Deltau_i)/(u^_)=(|u_i-u^_|)/(u^_).

See also

Absolute Deviation, Deviation, Mean Deviation, Signed Deviation, Standard Deviation

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Relative Deviation." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/RelativeDeviation.html

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