Average
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adjective
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noun
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verb
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(As an adjective)
Average ( adjective )
- Calculated by dividing the sum of a set of quantities by the number of quantities in the set.
- Ordinary or typical.
- About halfway between two extremes.
Origin:
Late middle english: from old french average (noun), avrech (adjective), from medieval latin averagium, from arabic 'awārīj, 'awārij (plural), from 'awāra 'load of a ship', from a root meaning 'to load'.
Examples:
- The average height of the players is 6 feet.
- The average income of the population is $50,000.
- The average temperature in the city is 75 degrees.
- She was an average student with average grades.
- The car gets an average of 25 miles per gallon.
(As a noun)
Average ( noun )
- Calculated by dividing the sum of a set of quantities by the number of quantities in the set.
- Ordinary or typical.
- About halfway between two extremes.
Origin:
Late middle english: from old french average (noun), avrech (adjective), from medieval latin averagium, from arabic 'awārīj, 'awārij (plural), from 'awāra 'load of a ship', from a root meaning 'to load'.
Examples:
- The average height of the players is 6 feet.
- The average income of the population is $50,000.
- The average temperature in the city is 75 degrees.
- She was an average student with average grades.
- The car gets an average of 25 miles per gallon.
(As a verb)
Average ( verb )
- Calculated by dividing the sum of a set of quantities by the number of quantities in the set.
- Ordinary or typical.
- About halfway between two extremes.
Origin:
Late middle english: from old french average (noun), avrech (adjective), from medieval latin averagium, from arabic 'awārīj, 'awārij (plural), from 'awāra 'load of a ship', from a root meaning 'to load'.
Examples:
- The average height of the players is 6 feet.
- The average income of the population is $50,000.
- The average temperature in the city is 75 degrees.
- She was an average student with average grades.
- The car gets an average of 25 miles per gallon.