[ADDED] Implementation of Geometric Mean. (#10421)

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"""
The Geometric Mean of n numbers is defined as the n-th root of the product
of those numbers. It is used to measure the central tendency of the numbers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric_mean
"""
def compute_geometric_mean(*args: int) -> float:
"""
Return the geometric mean of the argument numbers.
>>> compute_geometric_mean(2,8)
4.0
>>> compute_geometric_mean('a', 4)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
TypeError: Not a Number
>>> compute_geometric_mean(5, 125)
25.0
>>> compute_geometric_mean(1, 0)
0.0
>>> compute_geometric_mean(1, 5, 25, 5)
5.0
>>> compute_geometric_mean(2, -2)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ArithmeticError: Cannot Compute Geometric Mean for these numbers.
>>> compute_geometric_mean(-5, 25, 1)
-5.0
"""
product = 1
for number in args:
if not isinstance(number, int) and not isinstance(number, float):
raise TypeError("Not a Number")
product *= number
# Cannot calculate the even root for negative product.
# Frequently they are restricted to being positive.
if product < 0 and len(args) % 2 == 0:
raise ArithmeticError("Cannot Compute Geometric Mean for these numbers.")
mean = abs(product) ** (1 / len(args))
# Since python calculates complex roots for negative products with odd roots.
if product < 0:
mean = -mean
# Since it does floating point arithmetic, it gives 64**(1/3) as 3.99999996
possible_mean = float(round(mean))
# To check if the rounded number is actually the mean.
if possible_mean ** len(args) == product:
mean = possible_mean
return mean
if __name__ == "__main__":
from doctest import testmod
testmod(name="compute_geometric_mean")
print(compute_geometric_mean(-3, -27))