torch.mean

torch.mean(input, *, dtype=None) → Tensor

Note

If the input tensor is empty, torch.mean() returns nan. This behavior is consistent with NumPy and follows the definition that the mean over an empty set is undefined.

Returns the mean value of all elements in the input tensor. Input must be floating point or complex.

Parameters

input (Tensor) – the input tensor, either of floating point or complex dtype

Keyword Arguments

dtype (torch.dtype, optional) – the desired data type of returned tensor. If specified, the input tensor is casted to dtype before the operation is performed. This is useful for preventing data type overflows. Default: None.

Example:

>>> a = torch.randn(1, 3)
>>> a
tensor([[ 0.2294, -0.5481,  1.3288]])
>>> torch.mean(a)
tensor(0.3367)

torch.mean(input, dim, keepdim=False, *, dtype=None, out=None) → Tensor

Returns the mean value of each row of the input tensor in the given dimension dim. If dim is a list of dimensions, reduce over all of them.

If keepdim is True, the output tensor is of the same size as input except in the dimension(s) dim where it is of size 1. Otherwise, dim is squeezed (see torch.squeeze()), resulting in the output tensor having 1 (or len(dim)) fewer dimension(s).

Parameters

• input (Tensor) – the input tensor.

• dim (int or tuple of ints) – the dimension or dimensions to reduce.

• keepdim (bool) – whether the output tensor has dim retained or not.

Keyword Arguments

• dtype (torch.dtype, optional) – the desired data type of returned tensor. If specified, the input tensor is casted to dtype before the operation is performed. This is useful for preventing data type overflows. Default: None.

• out (Tensor, optional) – the output tensor.

See also

torch.nanmean() computes the mean value of non-NaN elements.

Example:

>>> a = torch.randn(4, 4)
>>> a
tensor([[-0.3841,  0.6320,  0.4254, -0.7384],
        [-0.9644,  1.0131, -0.6549, -1.4279],
        [-0.2951, -1.3350, -0.7694,  0.5600],
        [ 1.0842, -0.9580,  0.3623,  0.2343]])
>>> torch.mean(a, 1)
tensor([-0.0163, -0.5085, -0.4599,  0.1807])
>>> torch.mean(a, 1, True)
tensor([[-0.0163],
        [-0.5085],
        [-0.4599],
        [ 0.1807]])