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noun(av-er-age)a single value (such as a mean, mode, or median) that summarizes or represents the general significance of a set of unequal values
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noun(av-er-age)mean
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noun(av-er-age)an estimation of or approximation to an arithmetic mean
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verb(av-er-age)to be or come to an average
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verb(av-er-age)to have a medial value of
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verb(av-er-age)to buy on a falling market or sell on a rising market additional shares or commodities so as to obtain a more favorable average price —usually used with down or up
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noun phrase(av-er-age)the commonsense observation that probability influences everyday life so that over the long term the possible outcomes of a repeated event occur with specific frequencies
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noun phrase(av-er-age)the idea or principle that something which can produce different results will produce those results in a regular or predictable way over a period of time
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noun(av-er-age)a value that is computed by dividing the sum of a set of terms by the number of terms
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noun(av-er-age)a ratio (such as a rate per thousand) of base hits to official times at bat for a baseball player
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noun(av-er-age)a record of achievement or accomplishment
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noun(av-er-age)an index of the relative price of securities
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noun(av-er-age)the average number of earned runs per game scored against a pitcher in baseball determined by dividing the total of earned runs scored against him by the total number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine
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noun(av-er-age)the average obtained by dividing the total number of grade points earned by the total number of credits attempted —called also quality point average
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noun(av-er-age)grade point average