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Idioms for average
on the / an average, usually; typically: She can read 50 pages an hour, on the average.
Origin of average
1485–95; earlier averay charge on goods shipped, originally duty (<Middle French avarie<Old Italian avaria<Arabic ʿawārīyah damaged merchandise), with -age replacing -ay
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Words nearby average
aventurine, Aventyl, avenue, Avenzoar, aver, average, average adjuster, average deviation, average joe, average life, average revenue
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British Dictionary definitions for average
average
/ (ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ) /
noun
adjective
verb
Derived forms of average
averagely, adverbaverageness, nounWord Origin for average
C15 averay loss arising from damage to ships or cargoes (shared equitably among all concerned, hence the modern sense), from Old Italian avaria, ultimately from Arabic awār damage, blemish
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Medical definitions for average
average
[ ăv′ər-ĭj, ăv′rĭj ]
n.
adj.
Of, relating to, or constituting an average.
Being intermediate between extremes, as on a scale.
v.
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Scientific definitions for average
average
[ ăv′ər-ĭj ]
A number, especially the arithmetic mean, that is derived from and considered typical or representative of a set of numbers. Compare arithmetic mean median mode.
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Cultural definitions for average
average
A single number that represents a set of numbers. Means, medians, and modes are kinds of averages; usually, however, the term average refers to a mean.
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