Mean - Hhvm — ContextQMD

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Returns the arithmetic mean of the numbers in the given container

Hack

namespace HH\Lib\Math;

function mean(
  Container<num> $numbers,
): ?float;

To find the sum, see Math\sum().
To find the maximum, see Math\max().
To find the minimum, see Math\min().

Parameters

Container<num>$numbers

Returns

?float

Examples

basic-usage.hack

$v = vec[1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
$mean = Math\mean($v);
echo "Mean of the array is $mean \n"; // Output: Mean of the array is 3