RMS
- noun
- /ɑːr ɛm ɛs/
- Specialized
- On the other hand, it is known that during isometric contraction, the EMG RMS value increases with increasing muscular force.
- RMS value
- mean RMS
- RMS value increases
Examples
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The resultant signal had an RMS level of 85 dB SPL and a crest factor of 6 dB.
Academic text (1990) -
Two-factor ANOVAs were performed on both RMS measures by participant and condition.
Academic text (2011) -
So this is more like average, RMS current average setting.
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So fine, I can express my RMS current all right.
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Note the imbalanced increase in RMS within as well as between the two sides.
Academic text (1997) -
Or you could just use an RMS meter and an RMS current meter and calculate your power.
Blog text (26) -
There is a general increase in RMS amplitude with increasing force, but it is different between the muscle sites.
Academic text (1997) -
The EMG RMS values were used to predict the RMS values of the VMG according to the following linear transformation:
Academic text (1996) -
By very good, I mean within 0.63 ppm RMS average CO2 calculation error.
Blog text (9) -
In order to determine the power of the circuit, the engineer calculated the RMS value of the voltage.
Surface Forms
Etymology
RMS comes from root mean square, where mean means 'average', square means 'multiply a number by itself', and root means 'a number that undoes a square'. So the RMS gives an 'effective size' for a changing value, which is why engineers use it to measure power or sound level.