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UK
/ˈævɹɪdʒ/
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[ US /ˈævɝɪdʒ, ˈævɹədʒ, ˈævɹɪdʒ/ ]
[ US /ˈævɝɪdʒ, ˈævɹədʒ, ˈævɹɪdʒ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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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)
the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20
the median income for the year was $15,000 -
relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30 -
around the middle of a scale of evaluation
intermediate capacity
medium bombers
an orange of average size -
lacking exceptional quality or ability
in fair health
the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average
the performance was middling at best
a novel of average merit
only a fair performance of the sonata -
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
of average height for his age
the mean annual rainfall
the average income in New England is below that of the nation -
lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
the ordinary (or common) man in the street
average people
VERB
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achieve or reach on average
He averaged a C - compute the average of
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amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40
NOUN
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an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
he is about average in height
the snowfall this month is below average - (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
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a statistic describing the location of a distribution
it set the norm for American homes
How To Use average In A Sentence
- Thell Torrence's name may not be familiar to the average fight fan but he, along with a couple of others, is the premier teacher of the manly art in the USA.
- It was of average size with an unmade bed sitting in one corner, a night table, two dressers, a bureau, a desk, a small TV, and a lot of posters on the wall.
- I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler. Socrates
- So, while the average cup of decaf contains between 6 and 10 milligrams of caffeine per serving, the regulation allows for "decaf" coffee to contain much higher levels of the stimulant, at least 30 milligrams in some cases, according to Undefined
- Packed with the same computing power as some laptops, wearables are still too expensive for average consumers.
- Christopher Rees is another self-taught value investor but runs a concentrated portfolio of only ten stocks; his average annual return for the last decade is 24%. Tap Your Inner Buffett
- These studies rely on the model that the likelihood of two sequences recombining with each other depends on the average amount of space separating them.
- We do not wish her to grow up dumb like the average doll.
- Unfortunately, many contaminants remain unbanned, and an average of seven new chemicals are put on the market daily, most of them not tested for toxicity.
- Starting this month, rival United Parcel Service Inc.'s freight division is raising average noncontractual shipping rates in North America by 6.9%, as the industry copes with rapidly rising fuel costs. FedEx to Raise U.S., Canada Freight Rates 6.8%
