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average

adjective
  1. lacking special distinction, rank, or status
    ordinary
  2. around the middle of a scale of evaluation
    “an orange of average size”
    medium
  3. approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
    “the average income in New England is below that of the nation”
    mean
  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)
    median
  5. relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
    modal
  6. lacking exceptional quality or ability
    “a novel of average merit”
    middling
noun
  1. an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
    “I am about average in height.”
  2. a statistic describing the location of a distribution
    norm
  3. (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
verb
  1. to compute the average of
    “I averaged all the numbers and it looks like we are in the black this month.”
    average out
  2. to achieve or reach on average
    “I averaged a C on my last report card.”
  3. to amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
    “The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40.”
    average out