Average — synonyms, definition

1. average (a)

common conventional customary decent domestic everyday fair familiar good homespun indifferent inferior intermediate mean medial median mediocre medium middle middling • • •

2. average (Noun)

centre constant count mean mean proportion median medium middle midpoint norm normal number ordinary par rate reckoning record regular rule run • • •

average (Noun) — (statistics) a statistic describing the location of a distribution. ex. "it set the average for American homes"

average (Noun) — (sport) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities.

average (Noun) — An intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual. ex. "he is about average in height" ex. "the snowfall this month is below average"

ratio scale value statistic age norm batting average fielding average hitting average mean mean value median median value modal value mode

3. average (Verb)

average out balance complete do earn equalise equalize equate make perform proportion work

average (Verb) — Amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain. ex. "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40"

average (Verb) — Achieve or reach on average. ex. "He averaged a C"

average (Verb) — (arithmetic) compute the average of.

accomplish achieve add up amount attain calculate cipher come compute cypher figure number reach reckon total work out

4. average (Adjective)

modal

average (Adjective) — (statistics) approximating the statistical norm, average or expected value. ex. "the average income in New England is below that of the nation" ex. "of average height for his age"

average (Adjective) — Lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered. ex. "average people" ex. "the average man in the street"

average (Adjective) — Lacking exceptional quality or ability. ex. "a novel of average merit" ex. "the calibre of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"

average (Adjective) — Around the middle of a scale of evaluation. ex. "an orange of average size"

average (Adjective) — (statistics) relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution. ex. "the average age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30"

average (Adjective) — (statistics) 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).