What does average mean?
Definitions for average
ˈæv ər ɪdʒ, ˈæv rɪdʒav·er·age
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word average.
Princeton's WordNet
average, normnoun
a statistic describing the location of a distribution
"it set the norm for American homes"
averagenoun
(sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
averageadjective
an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
"he is about average in height"; "the snowfall this month is below average"
average, mean(a)adjective
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"
average, ordinaryadjective
lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
"average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"
average, fair, mediocre, middlingadjective
lacking 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"
average, intermediate, mediumadjective
around the middle of a scale of evaluation
"an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers"
modal(a), averageadjective
relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
"the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30"
median(a), averageverb
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)
"the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000"
average, average outverb
amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
"The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40"
averageverb
achieve or reach on average
"He averaged a C"
average, average outverb
compute the average of
Wiktionary
averagenoun
The arithmetic mean.
The average of 10, 20 and 24 is (10 + 20 + 24)/3 = 18.
Etymology: From avarie, from avaria, from عوارية, from عوار, from عور.
averagenoun
Any measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode (see Usage notes below).
Etymology: From avarie, from avaria, from عوارية, from عوار, from عور.
averagenoun
An indication of a player's ability calculated from his scoring record, etc.
batting average
Etymology: From avarie, from avaria, from عوارية, from عوار, from عور.
averageverb
To compute the arithmetic mean of.
If you average 10, 20 and 24, you get 18.
Etymology: From avarie, from avaria, from عوارية, from عوار, from عور.
averageverb
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.
Etymology: From avarie, from avaria, from عوارية, from عوار, from عور.
averageadjective
Constituting or relating to the average.
The average age of the participants was 18.5.
Etymology: From avarie, from avaria, from عوارية, from عوار, from عور.
averageadjective
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.
Etymology: From avarie, from avaria, from عوارية, from عوار, from عور.
averageadjective
Typical.
Etymology: From avarie, from avaria, from عوارية, from عوار, from عور.
averageadjective
Not outstanding, not good, banal; bad or poor.
Etymology: From avarie, from avaria, from عوارية, from عوار, from عور.
Webster Dictionary
Averagenoun
that service which a tenant owed his lord, to be done by the work beasts of the tenant, as the carriage of wheat, turf, etc
Etymology: [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr. OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. avrage small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage to ship or cargo, port dues. The first meaning was perhaps the service of carting a feudal lord's wheat, then charge for carriage, the contribution towards loss of things carried, in proportion to the amount of each person's property. Cf. Aver, n., Avercorn, Averpenny.]
Averagenoun
a tariff or duty on goods, etc
Etymology: [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr. OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. avrage small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage to ship or cargo, port dues. The first meaning was perhaps the service of carting a feudal lord's wheat, then charge for carriage, the contribution towards loss of things carried, in proportion to the amount of each person's property. Cf. Aver, n., Avercorn, Averpenny.]
Averagenoun
any charge in addition to the regular charge for freight of goods shipped
Etymology: [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr. OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. avrage small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage to ship or cargo, port dues. The first meaning was perhaps the service of carting a feudal lord's wheat, then charge for carriage, the contribution towards loss of things carried, in proportion to the amount of each person's property. Cf. Aver, n., Avercorn, Averpenny.]
Averagenoun
a contribution to a loss or charge which has been imposed upon one of several for the general benefit; damage done by sea perils
Etymology: [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr. OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. avrage small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage to ship or cargo, port dues. The first meaning was perhaps the service of carting a feudal lord's wheat, then charge for carriage, the contribution towards loss of things carried, in proportion to the amount of each person's property. Cf. Aver, n., Avercorn, Averpenny.]
Averagenoun
the equitable and proportionate distribution of loss or expense among all interested
Etymology: [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr. OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. avrage small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage to ship or cargo, port dues. The first meaning was perhaps the service of carting a feudal lord's wheat, then charge for carriage, the contribution towards loss of things carried, in proportion to the amount of each person's property. Cf. Aver, n., Avercorn, Averpenny.]
Averagenoun
a mean proportion, medial sum or quantity, made out of unequal sums or quantities; an arithmetical mean. Thus, if A loses 5 dollars, B 9, and C 16, the sum is 30, and the average 10
Etymology: [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr. OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. avrage small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage to ship or cargo, port dues. The first meaning was perhaps the service of carting a feudal lord's wheat, then charge for carriage, the contribution towards loss of things carried, in proportion to the amount of each person's property. Cf. Aver, n., Avercorn, Averpenny.]
Averagenoun
any medial estimate or general statement derived from a comparison of diverse specific cases; a medium or usual size, quantity, quality, rate, etc
Etymology: [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr. OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. avrage small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage to ship or cargo, port dues. The first meaning was perhaps the service of carting a feudal lord's wheat, then charge for carriage, the contribution towards loss of things carried, in proportion to the amount of each person's property. Cf. Aver, n., Avercorn, Averpenny.]
Averagenoun
in the English corn trade, the medial price of the several kinds of grain in the principal corn markets
Etymology: [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr. OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. avrage small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage to ship or cargo, port dues. The first meaning was perhaps the service of carting a feudal lord's wheat, then charge for carriage, the contribution towards loss of things carried, in proportion to the amount of each person's property. Cf. Aver, n., Avercorn, Averpenny.]
Averageadjective
pertaining to an average or mean; medial; containing a mean proportion; of a mean size, quality, ability, etc.; ordinary; usual; as, an average rate of profit; an average amount of rain; the average Englishman; beings of the average stamp
Etymology: [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr. OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. avrage small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage to ship or cargo, port dues. The first meaning was perhaps the service of carting a feudal lord's wheat, then charge for carriage, the contribution towards loss of things carried, in proportion to the amount of each person's property. Cf. Aver, n., Avercorn, Averpenny.]
Averageadjective
according to the laws of averages; as, the loss must be made good by average contribution
Etymology: [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr. OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. avrage small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage to ship or cargo, port dues. The first meaning was perhaps the service of carting a feudal lord's wheat, then charge for carriage, the contribution towards loss of things carried, in proportion to the amount of each person's property. Cf. Aver, n., Avercorn, Averpenny.]
Averageverb
to find the mean of, when sums or quantities are unequal; to reduce to a mean
Etymology: [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr. OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. avrage small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage to ship or cargo, port dues. The first meaning was perhaps the service of carting a feudal lord's wheat, then charge for carriage, the contribution towards loss of things carried, in proportion to the amount of each person's property. Cf. Aver, n., Avercorn, Averpenny.]
Averageverb
to divide among a number, according to a given proportion; as, to average a loss
Etymology: [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr. OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. avrage small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage to ship or cargo, port dues. The first meaning was perhaps the service of carting a feudal lord's wheat, then charge for carriage, the contribution towards loss of things carried, in proportion to the amount of each person's property. Cf. Aver, n., Avercorn, Averpenny.]
Averageverb
to do, accomplish, get, etc., on an average
Etymology: [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr. OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. avrage small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage to ship or cargo, port dues. The first meaning was perhaps the service of carting a feudal lord's wheat, then charge for carriage, the contribution towards loss of things carried, in proportion to the amount of each person's property. Cf. Aver, n., Avercorn, Averpenny.]
Averageverb
to form, or exist in, a mean or medial sum or quantity; to amount to, or to be, on an average; as, the losses of the owners will average twenty five dollars each; these spars average ten feet in length
Etymology: [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr. OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. avrage small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage to ship or cargo, port dues. The first meaning was perhaps the service of carting a feudal lord's wheat, then charge for carriage, the contribution towards loss of things carried, in proportion to the amount of each person's property. Cf. Aver, n., Avercorn, Averpenny.]
Freebase
Average
In colloquial language average usually means the sum of a list of numbers divided by the size of the list, in other words the arithmetic mean. However it can alternatively mean the median, the mode, or some other central or typical value. In statistics, these are all known as measures of central tendency. The concept of an average can be extended in various ways in mathematics, but in those contexts it is usually referred to as a mean
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Average
av′ėr-āj, n. the mean value or quantity of a number of values or quantities: any expense incurred beyond the freight, payable by the owner of the goods shipped, as in the phrase Petty average: any loss or damage to ship or cargo from unavoidable accidental causes—Particular average. Again, General average is the apportionment of loss caused by measures taken for the ship's safety, as cutting away the masts, throwing overboard cargo, accepting towage, or the like.—adj. containing a mean value: ordinary.—v.t. to fix an average.—v.i. to exist in, or form, a mean quantity. [Dr Murray says the word first appears about 1500 in connection with the maritime trade of the Mediterranean (Fr. avarie, Sp. averia, It. avaria); probably averia is a derivative of It. avere (O. Fr. aveir), goods, the original sense being a 'charge on property or goods.' The It. avere and O. Fr. aveir meant goods, substance, cattle—L. habēre, to have. The Old Eng. aver in the same sense is obsolete, but in Scotland aver still means an old horse.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
average
Whether general or particular, is a term of ambiguous construction, meaning the damage incurred for the safety of the ship and cargo; the contribution made by the owners in general, apportioned to their respective investments, to repair any particular loss or expense sustained; and a small duty paid to the master for his care of the whole. Goods thrown overboard for the purpose of lightening the ship, are so thrown for the good of all, and the loss thus sustained must be made up by a general average or contribution from all the parties interested. (See GENERAL AVERAGE.)
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Rank popularity for the word 'average' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1694
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Rank popularity for the word 'average' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1999
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'average' in Nouns Frequency: #1146
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Rank popularity for the word 'average' in Adjectives Frequency: #211
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of average in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of average in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of average in a Sentence
Facts First : It is true that the US, at an estimated $ 10,586 per person in 2018, spends twice as much or more per person on health care as Canada( $ 4,974) and most other members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development( OECD) -- but the US does not spend twice as much as any other country. Switzerland, at $ 7,317 per capita, and Norway, at $ 6,187 per capita, were well above half the US level in 2018, according to OECD figures. Several other countries were above half more narrowly. Senator Sanders could correctly say the US spends more than twice the OECD average. As we've noted before, though, Senator Sanders has been using the same inaccurate wording for more than a decade, even though that wording has been fact checked as inaccurate since 2009. Trump's tax law and the very richSanders said.
For average Canadians, the key takeaway ... is that Justin Trudeau is not an exception, he's like other politicians.
It will be a day of reckoning as we get closer to the end of this year and people realize that average prices are not likely to match current expectations, i'm not willing to make bets that there'll be disruption of oil flow from the Middle East or elsewhere that will give us $ 70 oil.
Thanks to web-enabled services like Zipcar, Uber and Lyft, household vehicles are beginning to feel like the stranded assets they are : high in cost but utilised on average only 4 percent of the time in a 24-hour day.
Yes, they have fought hard to be here and their technical ability is above average, they have passing quality and put pressure on defensively. We have studied them, it will be a tough match...( but) there is nothing that worries me about the Japan team.
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Translations for average
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- متوسطArabic
- среден, средно число, нормален, обикновенBulgarian
- mitjanaCatalan, Valencian
- průměrný, průměrCzech
- gennemsnitDanish
- arithmetisches Mittel, Durchschnitt, durchschnittlichGerman
- μέσος όροςGreek
- averaĝo, aritmetika meznombro, meznombroEsperanto
- ni fu ni fa, promedio, medioSpanish
- keskinkertainen, keskiarvo, tavallinen, keskimääräinen, tyypillinenFinnish
- moyen, moyenneFrench
- cuibheasachd, cuibheas, cuibheasach, meadhanach, meadhanScottish Gaelic
- ממוצעHebrew
- átlagHungarian
- միջինArmenian
- media, medioItalian
- 平均, 平凡, 普通Japanese
- 평균Korean
- ڕادهی ئاساییKurdish
- ശരാശരിMalayalam
- hitung panjang, rerata, purata, pukul rata, rata-rataMalay
- gjennomsnitt, gjennomsnittligNorwegian
- gemiddeldeDutch
- gjennomsnitt, gjennomsnittlegNorwegian Nynorsk
- średni, przeciętny, średniaPolish
- médio, médiaPortuguese
- mediu, medieRomanian
- средний, обычный, обыкновенный, среднееRussian
- priemerSlovak
- medeltal, genomsnitt, genomsnittligSwedish
- సగటు, సరాసరి, మోస్తరుTelugu
- середнійUkrainian
- 平均Chinese
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