average
1. a statistic describing the location of a distribution (Freq. 13)
- it set the norm for American homes
• Syn:
norm
• Topics:
statistics
• Hypernyms:
statistic
• Hyponyms:
age norm, mode, modal value, median, median value,
mean, mean value
2. (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
• Topics:
sport, athletics
• Hypernyms:
ratio
• Hyponyms:
batting average, hitting average, fielding average
3. an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
- he is about average in height
- the snowfall this month is below average
• Hypernyms:
scale value
1. amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain (Freq. 15)
- The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40
• Syn:
average out
• Hypernyms:
total, number, add up, come, amount
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. achieve or reach on average (Freq. 2)
- He averaged a C
• Hypernyms:
achieve, accomplish, attain, reach
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. compute the average of (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
average out
• Topics:
arithmetic
• Hypernyms:
calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out,
reckon, figure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
1. approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value (Freq. 34)
- the average income in New England is below that of the nation
- of average height for his age
- the mean annual rainfall
• Syn:
mean
• Similar to:
normal
• Derivationally related forms:
mean (for: mean), averageness
• Topics:
statistics
2. lacking special distinction, rank, or status;
commonly encountered (Freq. 6)
- average people
- the ordinary (or common) man in the street
• Syn:
ordinary
• Similar to:
common
• Derivationally related forms:
ordinariness (for: ordinary), averageness
3. lacking exceptional quality or ability (Freq. 3)
- 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
• Syn:
fair, mediocre, middling
• Similar to:
ordinary
• Derivationally related forms:
mediocrity (for: mediocre), averageness
4. around the middle of a scale of evaluation (Freq. 2)
- an orange of average size
- intermediate capacity
- medium bombers
• Syn:
intermediate, medium
• Similar to:
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
• Syn:
modal
• Similar to:
normal
• Derivationally related forms:
mode (for: modal)
• Topics:
statistics
6. 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)
- the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20
- the median income for the year was $15,000
• Syn:
median
• Similar to:
normal
• Derivationally related forms:
median (for: median)
• Topics:
statistics
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