average
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- noun
- /ˈævərɪdʒ/
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promedio
- So in The Secret, we talk about the law of attraction... and how we need to be really careful about who we surround ourselves with... because we wind up being the average of those people.
- grade point average
- average of 10 percent
- national average
I don't care about the average in the last half year.
- I don't care about the average in the last half year.
- The kids get a whole higher average grade for GCSE.
- Now that's taking an average of studies from around the world.
- Got an excellent batting average batter up.
- The Z flip five overall average did worse for the dollar.
- You're increasing your average lifetime value per client.
Examples
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For the control participants, an average of 0.7% of the trials was removed from the data set.
Academic text (2011) -
Caroline was going on about grade point average being less important than extracurricular activities.
Fiction book (1993) -
That is more than three times the average annual number.
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The difference in grade point average was not significant over the same period of time.
Academic text (2011) -
Among children included in the analysis, an average of 144 children arrived each year.
Academic text (2011) -
The age range was 5-12 years old, with an average of eight years.
Academic text (2011) -
In addition, students in all classes, on average, marginally improved or did not improve performance in personal finance.
Academic text (2011) -
Rancid's lecture set the class grade average back where it had been before.
Fiction book (1995) -
Many students with high grade point averages have never had another student help them with study or homework.
Academic text (2011) -
The average price of a gallon of milk has increased over the past year.
Synonyms
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5.1
Having the average value for a set of numbers
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7.9
The average value from many results of a random event
27
3.9
A value that shows the typical level in a set of data
1
3.4
The average of numbers found by adding them and dividing by how many there are
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3.0
A number you get when you add numbers and divide by how many numbers there are
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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3.9
A number showing how the stock prices of 30 large US companies are doing
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3.5
The number of hits a batter gets divided by how many times they officially bat
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3.2
A number that shows how well a student does in tests and classes, based on their marks
A measure that shows how 30 large American company stocks are doing
- Specialized
3
6.5
Average number of runs a pitcher allows in nine innings, not counting runs after fielding mistakes
- Specialized
3
3.7
A number you get by giving some numbers more importance than others
- Specialized
A number that shows the typical distance of numbers in a set from their middle value
- Specialized
A number that shows how far numbers usually are from the middle value
- Offensive
An ordinary person who feels unhappy and gives up easily about their goals
- Specialized
A baseball number that shows how well a player catches and throws to make outs
- Specialized
The number of hits a batter gets divided by their official times at bat
How Fast
Surface Forms
Etymology
Average originally named a shared sea loss and comes from an old Arabic word and the Old French avarie meaning 'damage' or 'loss'. When people divided that loss into equal parts, they found a 'typical' share, which is why an average number shows the usual or central value.