Definition (noun) a statistic describing the location of a distribution
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it set the norm for American homes
Definition (noun) (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
Definition (noun) an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
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he is about average in height
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the snowfall this month is below average
Definition (verb) amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
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The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40
Definition (verb) achieve or reach on average
Definition (verb) compute the average of
Definition (adj) approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
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the average income in New England is below that of the nation
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of average height for his age
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the mean annual rainfall
Definition (adj) lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
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average people
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the ordinary (or common) man in the street
Definition (adj) lacking exceptional quality or ability
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a novel of average merit
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only a fair performance of the sonata
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in fair health
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the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average
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the performance was middling at best
Definition (adj) around the middle of a scale of evaluation
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an orange of average size
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intermediate capacity
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medium bombers
Definition (adj) relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
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the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30
Definition (adj) 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)
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the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20
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the median income for the year was $15,000