AVERAGE

/ˈævəɹɪd͡ʒ/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 13

Definition

  1. verb amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain. — synonyms: average_out
  2. verb achieve or reach on average.
  3. verb compute the average of. — synonyms: average_out
  4. noun a statistic describing the location of a distribution. — synonyms: norm
  5. noun (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities.
  6. noun an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual.
  7. adjective approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value. — synonyms: mean(a)
  8. adjective lacking special distinction, rank, or status. — synonyms: ordinary
  9. adjective lacking exceptional quality or ability. — synonyms: fair, mediocre, middling
  10. adjective around the middle of a scale of evaluation. — synonyms: intermediate, medium
  11. adjective relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution. — synonyms: modal(a)
  12. 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). — synonyms: median(a)

Examples

  • “The average of 10, 20 and 24 is (10 + 20 + 24)/3 = 18.”
  • “batting average”
  • “If you average 10, 20 and 24, you get 18.”

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