average


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average
v. have a mean of -, have a median of -
 
adj. intermediate; regular, common
 
n. mean, median

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Average
In colloquial language, an average is the sum of a list of numbers divided by the number of numbers in the list. In mathematics and statistics, this would be called the arithmetic mean. In statistics, mean, median, and mode are all known as measures of central tendency.

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average

Noun
1. a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"
(synonym) norm
(hypernym) statistic
(hyponym) age norm
(derivation) average out
(classification) statistics

Verb
1. amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40"
(synonym) average out
(hypernym) total, number, add up, come, amount
(derivation) norm
2. achieve or reach on average; "He averaged a C"
(hypernym) achieve, accomplish, attain, reach
(derivation) norm
3. compute the average of
(synonym) average out
(hypernym) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
(derivation) norm
(classification) arithmetic

Adjective
1. approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value; "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall"
(synonym) mean(a)
(similar) normal
(classification) statistics
2. lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered; "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"
(synonym) ordinary
(similar) common
3. of no exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"
(synonym) fair, mediocre, middling
(similar) ordinary
4. around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "a plane with intermediate range"; "medium bombers"
(synonym) intermediate, medium
(similar) moderate
5. relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution; "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30"
(synonym) modal(a)
(similar) normal
(classification) statistics
6. relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in an even-numbered set); "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000"
(synonym) median(a)
(similar) normal
(classification) statistics


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average
v. průměrně dosahovat; dosahovat v průměru (čeho)
 
příd.jm. průměrný; průměrný
 
n. průměr; průměr; průměrně

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Czas. osiągać średnio; wynosić średnio
 
Przym. średni; przeciętny; przeciętny
 
Rzecz. średnia; średnia; przeciętna