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average

/ average /
noun/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a statistic describing the location of a distribution
"it set the norm for American homes"
Type of:
statistic
Kinds of:
age norm mode modal value median median value
Derived:
average out
Domain:
statistics
adjective satellite Sense 2
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"
Similar:
normal
Domain:
statistics
adjective satellite Sense 3
around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures
"an orange of average size"
"intermediate capacity"
"a plane with intermediate range"
"medium bombers"
Similar:
moderate
adjective satellite Sense 4
lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
"average people"
"the ordinary (or common) man in the street"
Similar:
common
verb Sense 5
amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
"The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40"
Type of:
total number add up
Derived:
norm
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
achieve or reach on average
"He averaged a C"
Type of:
achieve accomplish attain
Derived:
norm
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 7
compute the average of
Type of:
calculate cipher cypher
Derived:
norm
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
arithmetic
adjective satellite Sense 8
of no 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"
Similar:
ordinary
adjective satellite Sense 9
relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in an even-numbered set)
"the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"
"the median income for the year was $15,000"
Similar:
normal
Domain:
statistics
adjective satellite Sense 10
relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
"the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30"
Similar:
normal
Domain:
statistics
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
6
Total Relationships
25
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

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statistic age norm mode modal value median median value normal moderate common total number add up