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average
adjective(av-er-age)
lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
Synonyms: ordinary,
Examples:
Average people.
average
verb(av-er-age)
compute the average of
Synonyms: average out,
average
adjective(av-er-age)
around the middle of a scale of evaluation
Synonyms: intermediate, medium,
Examples:
An orange of average size.
average
adjective(av-er-age)
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
Synonyms: mean,
Examples:
The average income in New England is below that of the nation.
Of average height for his age.
average
verb(av-er-age)
amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
Synonyms: average out,
Examples:
The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40.
average
noun(av-er-age)
a statistic describing the location of a distribution
Synonyms: norm,
average
adjective(av-er-age)
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,
average
adjective(av-er-age)
lacking exceptional quality or ability
Synonyms: fair, mediocre, middling,
Examples:
A novel of average merit.
The caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average.
average
adjective(av-er-age)
relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
Synonyms: modal,
average
verb(av-er-age)
achieve or reach on average
Examples:
He averaged a C.
average
noun(av-er-age)
an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
Examples:
He is about average in height.
The snowfall this month is below average.
average
noun(av-er-age)
(sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities

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