Average Meaning

There are 12 meaning(s) for word Average

Meaning 1 : lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered

    Example : average people

    Synonyms : ordinary
Meaning 2 : compute the average of

    Synonyms : average out
Meaning 3 : around the middle of a scale of evaluation

    Example : an orange of average size

    Synonyms : intermediate,  medium
Meaning 4 : approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

    Example : the average income in New England is below that of the nation,of average height for his age

    Synonyms : mean
Meaning 5 : amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain

    Example : The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40

    Synonyms : average out
Meaning 6 : a statistic describing the location of a distribution

    Synonyms : norm
Meaning 7 : 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)

    Synonyms : median
Meaning 8 : lacking exceptional quality or ability

    Example : a novel of average merit,the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average

    Synonyms : fair,  mediocre,  middling
Meaning 9 : relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution

    Synonyms : modal
Meaning 10 : achieve or reach on average

    Example : He averaged a C

Meaning 11 : an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual

    Example : he is about average in height,the snowfall this month is below average

Meaning 12 : (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities