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average
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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
    • intermediate capacity
    • medium bombers
  • lacking exceptional quality or ability
    • a novel of average merit
    • 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
  • lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
    • average people
    • 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
    • the mean annual rainfall
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
  • compute the average of
  • achieve or reach on average
    • He averaged a C
  • amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
    • The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40
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