AVERAGE
Definition of AVERAGE
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The arithmetic mean.
"The average of 10, 20 and 24 is (10 + 20 + 24)/3 = 18."
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Any measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode.
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(marine) Financial loss due to damage to transported goods; compensation for damage or loss.
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To compute the average of, especially the arithmetic mean.
"If you average 10, 20 and 24, you get 18."
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Over a period of time or across members of a population, to have or generate a mean value of.
"I averaged 75% in my examinations this year."
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To divide among a number, according to a given proportion.
"to average a loss"
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Constituting or relating to the average.
"The average age of the participants was 18.5."
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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."
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Typical.
"The average family will not need the more expensive features of this product."
Source: Wiktionary