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1. An intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
   "he is about average in height"; "the snowfall this month is below average"
    
2. (statistics) an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
   - mean, mean value
    
3. (statistics) the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
   - arithmetic mean, first moment, expectation, expected value
    
4. (sport) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities

1. (statistics) approximating the statistical norm, average or expected value
   "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age";
   - mean
    
2. Lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
   "average people"; "the average man in the street";
   - ordinary
    
3. Lacking exceptional quality or ability
   "a novel of average merit"; "the calibre of the students has gone from mediocre to above average";
   - fair, mediocre, middling
    
4. Around the middle of a scale of evaluation
   "an orange of average size";
   - intermediate, medium
    
5. (statistics) relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
   "the average age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30";
   - modal
    
6. (statistics) 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)
   - median

1. Amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
   "The number of hours I work per week averages out to 40";
   - average out
    
2. Achieve or reach on average
   "He averaged a C"
    
3. (arithmetic) compute the average of
   - average out

Derived forms: averaged, averaging, averages

See also: common, mod [informal], moderate, normal, ordinary

Type of: accomplish, achieve, add up, amount, attain, calculate, cipher, come, compute, cypher, figure [N. Amer], norm, number, ratio, reach, reckon, scale value, total, work out

Encyclopedia: Average