to average
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3.2
- verb
- /ˈævərɪdʒ/
:
promediar
- Production was especially difficult, with all groups averaging less than 1 out of 12 correct.
- averaged 15.5 percent
- averaged 6.5 million
- averaged 40 years
You're going to average all of these numbers.
- You're going to average all of these numbers.
- Because you're supposed to average your fabric yield.
- So I'm going to average over the, the, the Theta.
Examples
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You're going to average all of these numbers.
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In other countries, where there's a free market, it averages about $50 an ounce.
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How many steps did he average per minute?
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Now, if we average 15 feet a day...
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The nation's GDP has averaged 3.3 percent annual growth for the past half century.
Academic text (2011) -
The cost of recycling in Florida averaged $8.55 per person in 1997.
Academic text (1999) -
Your calorie needs are gonna be averaging about 2,500 calories a day.
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In the early 1990s, for example, Border Patrol arrests near the Californian-Mexican border averaged nearly 600,000 annually.
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The cons don't seem to have an answer for Dunham, who's averaging close to 12 yards a carry this half.
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To find the average, you need to add all the numbers and divide by how many there are.
Synonyms
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3.4
End up as an average when you combine several amounts, for example weekly costs
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3.0
To find the average of a group of numbers or scores
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
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3.4
End up as an average when you combine several amounts, for example weekly costs
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
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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 Smooth
Surface Forms
Etymology
Average as a verb comes from the same idea of dividing a cost, from the Old French avarie 'damage'. To average is to 'share' the total across parts, which is why it means to calculate the mean of numbers.