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Definitions of average
  1. adjective
    lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
    "average people"

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  2. verb
    compute the average of

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  3. adjective
    around the middle of a scale of evaluation
    "an orange of average size"
  4. adjective
    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"

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  5. verb
    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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  6. noun
    a statistic describing the location of a distribution

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  7. 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)

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  8. adjective
    lacking exceptional quality or ability
    "a novel of average merit" "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"
  9. adjective
    relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution

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  10. verb
    achieve or reach on average
    "He averaged a C"
  11. noun
    an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
    "he is about average in height" "the snowfall this month is below average"
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  12. noun
    (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
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Examples of average
  • "average people"
  • "an orange of average size"
  • "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"
  • "of average height for his age"
  • "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40"
  • "a novel of average merit"
  • "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"
  • "He averaged a C"
  • "he is about average in height"
  • "the snowfall this month is below average"
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