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Detailed Synonyms for average in English

average:

average adj

  1. average
  2. average
  3. average
  4. average
  5. average
  6. average
  7. average
    – relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution 1
    modal; average
    – relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution 1
    • modal adj
      • the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 301
    • average adj
      • the average age of retirement is 662
  8. average
    – lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered 1
    average; ordinary
    – lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered 1
    • average adj
      • average people1
    • ordinary adj
      • the ordinary (or common) man in the street1
  9. average
    – around the middle of a scale of evaluation 1
    average; medium; intermediate
    – around the middle of a scale of evaluation 1
    • average adj
      • an orange of average size1
    • medium adj
      • intermediate capacity1
      • medium bombers1
    • intermediate adj
      • intermediate capacity1
  10. average
    – approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value 1
    mean; average
    – approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value 1
    • mean adj
      • the mean annual rainfall1
    • average adj
      • the average income in New England is below that of the nation1
      • of average height for his age1
  11. average
    – 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) 1
    average; median
    – 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) 1
    • average adj
    • median adj
      • the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 201
      • the median income for the year was $15,0001
  12. average
    – lacking exceptional quality or ability 1
    fair; average; mediocre; middling
    – lacking exceptional quality or ability 1
    • fair adj
      • only a fair performance of the sonata1
      • in fair health1
    • average adj
      • a novel of average merit1
      • the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average1
    • mediocre adj
      • the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average1
    • middling adj
      • the performance was middling at best1

average [the ~] noun

  1. the average
    – an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual 1
    the average
    – an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual 1
    • average [the ~] noun
      • he is about average in height1
      • the snowfall this month is below average1
  2. the average
    the mediocrity; the average; the moderateness
  3. the average
    – a statistic describing the location of a distribution 1
    the average; the norm
    – a statistic describing the location of a distribution 1
    • average [the ~] noun
    • norm [the ~] noun
      • it set the norm for American homes1
  4. the average
    – (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities 1
    the average
    – (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities 1

average verb

  1. average
    – compute the average of 1
    average; average out
    – compute the average of 1
  2. average
    – achieve or reach on average 1
    average
    – achieve or reach on average 1
  3. average
    – amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain 1
    average; average out
    – amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain 1

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Related Definitions for "average":

  1. lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered1
    • average people1
  2. around the middle of a scale of evaluation1
    • an orange of average size1
  3. approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value1
    • the average income in New England is below that of the nation1
    • of average height for his age1
  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)1
  5. relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution1
    • the average age of retirement is 662
  6. lacking exceptional quality or ability1
    • a novel of average merit1
    • the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average1
  7. an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual1
    • he is about average in height1
    • the snowfall this month is below average1
  8. a statistic describing the location of a distribution1
  9. (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities1
  10. compute the average of1
  11. achieve or reach on average1
    • He averaged a C1
  12. amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain1
    • The number of hours I work per work averages out to 401

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