average

adjective

1
lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
average people
the ordinary (or common) man in the street
2
around the middle of a scale of evaluation
an orange of average size
intermediate capacity
3
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
4
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
5
relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30
6
lacking exceptional quality or ability
a novel of average merit
only a fair performance of the sonata

1
an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
he is about average in height
the snowfall this month is below average
2
a statistic describing the location of a distribution
it set the norm for American homes
3
(sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities

1
compute the average of
2
achieve or reach on average
He averaged a C
3
amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40

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