AVERAGE
/ˈævəɹɪd͡ʒ/
11
Scrabble
13
WWF
A(1) V(4) E(1) R(1) A(1) G(2) E(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ˈævəɹɪd͡ʒ/
noun
- The arithmetic mean.“The average of 10, 20 and 24 is (10 + 20 + 24)/3 = 18.”
- Any measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode.
- (marine) Financial loss due to damage to transported goods; compensation for damage or loss.
verb
- To compute the average of, especially the arithmetic mean.“If you average 10, 20 and 24, you get 18.”
- Over a period of time or across members of a population, to have or generate a mean value of.“I averaged 75% in my examinations this year.”
- To divide among a number, according to a given proportion.“to average a loss”
adjective
- Constituting or relating to the average.“The average age of the participants was 18.5.”
- Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category.“I soon found I was only an average chess player.”
- Typical.“The average family will not need the more expensive features of this product.”
Source: Wiktionary
