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English adjective: average | |||
| 1. | average approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value | ||
| Samples | The average income in New England is below that of the nation. Of average height for his age. The mean annual rainfall. | ||
| Synonyms | mean | ||
| Similar | normal | ||
| Domain category | statistics | ||
| Antonyms | abnormal, unnatural | ||
| 2. | average lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered | ||
| Samples | Average people. The ordinary (or common) man in the street. | ||
| Synonyms | ordinary | ||
| Similar | common | ||
| Antonyms | uncommon | ||
| 3. | average lacking exceptional quality or ability | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | fair, mediocre, middling | ||
| Similar | ordinary | ||
| Antonyms | extraordinary | ||
| 4. | average around the middle of a scale of evaluation | ||
| Samples | An orange of average size. Intermediate capacity. Medium bombers. | ||
| Synonyms | intermediate, medium | ||
| Similar | moderate | ||
| Antonyms | immoderate | ||
| 5. | average relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution | ||
| Samples | The modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30. | ||
| Synonyms | modal | ||
| Similar | normal | ||
| Domain category | statistics | ||
| Antonyms | abnormal, unnatural | ||
| 6. | average 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) | ||
| Samples | The median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20. The median income for the year was $15,000. | ||
| Synonyms | median | ||
| Similar | normal | ||
| Domain category | statistics | ||
| Antonyms | abnormal, unnatural | ||
English noun: average | |||
| 1. | average (cognition) a statistic describing the location of a distribution | ||
| Samples | It set the norm for American homes. | ||
| Synonyms | norm | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | statistic | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | age norm, mean, mean value, median, median value, modal value, mode | ||
| Domain category | statistics | ||
| 2. | average (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ratio | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | batting average, fielding average, hitting average | ||
| Domain category | athletics, sport | ||
| 3. | average (cognition) an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual | ||
| Samples | He is about average in height. The snowfall this month is below average. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | scale value | ||
English verb: average | |||
| 1. | average (stative) amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain | ||
| Samples | The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40. | ||
| Synonyms | average out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | add up, amount, come, number, total | ||
| 2. | average (social) achieve or reach on average | ||
| Samples | He averaged a C. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accomplish, achieve, attain, reach | ||
| 3. | average (cognition) compute the average of | ||
| Synonyms | average out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out | ||
| Domain category | arithmetic | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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