Meaning & Definition of Average in English
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Average
/ævərɪʤ/
noun
1. A statistic describing the location of a distribution
- "It set the norm for american homes"
synonym:
- average,
- norm
2. (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
synonym:
- average
3. An intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
- "He is about average in height"
- "The snowfall this month is below average"
synonym:
- average
verb
1. Amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
- "The number of hours i work per work averages out to 40"
synonym:
- average,
- average out
2. Achieve or reach on average
- "He averaged a c"
synonym:
- average
3. Compute the average of
synonym:
- average,
- average out
adjective
1. 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"
synonym:
- average,
- mean(a)
2. Lacking special distinction, rank, or status
- Commonly encountered
- "Average people"
- "The ordinary (or common) man in the street"
synonym:
- average,
- ordinary
3. 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"
synonym:
- average,
- fair,
- mediocre,
- middling
4. Around the middle of a scale of evaluation
- "An orange of average size"
- "Intermediate capacity"
- "Medium bombers"
synonym:
- average,
- intermediate,
- medium
5. Relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
- "The modal age at which american novelists reach their peak is 30"
synonym:
- modal(a),
- average
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)
- "The median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"
- "The median income for the year was $15,000"
synonym:
- median(a),
- average
Examples of using
The meaning of average man's life consists in three things: eating, drinking, and fucking.
He is above average height.
The average life of a dog is ten years.