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''of numbers $a_1,\dots,a_n$''

The number reciprocal to the [[Arithmetic mean|arithmetic mean]] of the reciprocals of the given numbers, i.e. the number

$$\frac{n}{\frac{1}{a_1}+\dots+\frac{1}{a_n}}.$$

Thus, $1/n$ is the harmonic mean of the fractions $1/(n-1)$ and $1/(n+1)$, $n=2,3,\dots$. The harmonic mean of given numbers is never greater than their arithmetic mean.