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Average   /ˈævərɪdʒ/  /ˈævrədʒ/  /ˈævrɪdʒ/   Listen
Average

adjective
1.
Approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value.  Synonym: mean.  "Of average height for his age" , "The mean annual rainfall"
2.
Lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered.  Synonym: ordinary.  "The ordinary (or common) man in the street"
3.
Lacking exceptional quality or ability.  Synonyms: fair, mediocre, middling.  "Only a fair performance of the sonata" , "In fair health" , "The caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average" , "The performance was middling at best"
4.
Around the middle of a scale of evaluation.  Synonyms: intermediate, medium.  "Intermediate capacity" , "Medium bombers"
5.
Relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution.  Synonym: modal.
6.
Relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values).  Synonym: median.  "The median income for the year was $15,000"
noun
1.
A statistic describing the location of a distribution.  Synonym: norm.
2.
(sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities.
3.
An intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual.  "The snowfall this month is below average"
verb
(past & past part. averaged; pres. part. averaging)
1.
Amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain.  Synonym: average out.
2.
Achieve or reach on average.
3.
Compute the average of.  Synonym: average out.



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