average

average
1. noun /ˈævəɹɪdʒ/

The average of 10, 20 and 24 is (10 + 20 + 24)/3 = 18.

b) Any measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode (see Usage notes below).

batting average

2. adjective /ˈævəɹɪdʒ/
a) Constituting or relating to the average.

The average age of the participants was 18.5.

b) Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category.

I soon found I was only an average chess player.

3. verb /ˈævəɹɪdʒ/
a) To compute the arithmetic mean of.

If you average 10, 20 and 24, you get 18.

b) Over a period of time or across members of a population, to have or generate a mean value of.

The daily high temperature last month averaged 15C.


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