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Meaning
Noun
●
In Mathematics:
The
arithmetic
mean.
●
In Statistics:
Any
measure of central tendency
, especially any
mean
, the
median
, or the mode.
●
In Law:
Financial
loss
due to
damage
to
transported
goods
;
compensation
for
damage
or
loss
.
●
Customs
duty
or
similar
charge
payable
on
transported
goods.
●
Proportional or
equitable
distribution
of financial expense.
●
In Sports:
An
indication
of a player's ability
calculated
from his
scoring
record
, etc.
●
In British English & Law:
The service that a
tenant
owed
his
lord
, to be done by the
animals
of the
tenant
, such as the
transportation
of
wheat
,
turf
, etc.
Adj
●
Constituting or
relating
to the average.
●
Neither
very good
nor very
bad
;
rated
somewhere
in the middle of
all others in the same category.
●
Typical.
●
Not
outstanding
, not good,
banal
;
bad
or poor.
Verb
●
To
compute
the
average
of, especially the
arithmetic
mean.
●
Over a
period of time
or across members of a
population
, to have or
generate
a
mean
value of.
●
To
divide
among a number,
according to
a given proportion.
●
To be,
generally
or on average.
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Wiktionary
Origin
average
English
avarie
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
avaria
Italian
عوارية
Arabic
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Av.
Ave.
Avg.
Expectation
Mean
Mediocre
Medium
Middling
Unremarkable
So-So
Conventional
Normal
Regular
Standard
Typical
Usual
Bog-Standard
Ordinary
Uninspiring
Common
Satisfactory
Comme Ci Comme çA
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Antonyms
Extraordinary
Related
Avg
Median
Estimate
Total
Mean
Score
Aggregate
Sum
Equal
Maximum
Estimated
Percentage
Rate
Equivalent
Peak
Minimum
Increase
Rank
Index
Approximate
Estimation
Lower
Figure
Max
Top
Proportion
Number
Ratio
Percent
Weigh
Percentile
Net
Amount
Decline
Range
Higher
Weighted
Lowest
Low
Exceed
Value
Par
Graph
High
Reach
Calculate
Variance
Scores
Level
Standard Deviation
Arithmetic Mean
Upper Limit
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