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Adjective
- 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)
- the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20
- the median income for the year was $15,000
- relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
- the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30
- around the middle of a scale of evaluation
- an orange of average size
- lacking exceptional quality or ability
- only a fair performance of the sonata
- the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average
- the performance was middling at best
- lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
- the ordinary (or common) man in the street
- approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
- the average income in New England is below that of the nation
- of average height for his age
Noun
- an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
- he is about average in height
- the snowfall this month is below average
- (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
- a statistic describing the location of a distribution
- it set the norm for American homes
Verb
- achieve or reach on average
- amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
- The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40