AVERAGE

(noun) an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
"he is about average in height", "the snowfall this month is below average"
(noun) a statistic describing the location of a distribution
"it set the norm for American homes"
synonyms : norm
(noun) (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
(verb) compute the average of
synonyms : average out
(verb) achieve or reach on average
"He averaged a C"
(verb) amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
"The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40"
synonyms : average out
(adj.) lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
"average people", "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"
synonyms : ordinary
(adj.) around the middle of a scale of evaluation
"an orange of average size", "intermediate capacity", "medium bombers"
synonyms : intermediate , medium
We picked a medium sized shirt for him. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
"the average income in New England is below that of the nation", "of average height for his age", "the mean annual rainfall"
synonyms : mean
(adj.) 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"
synonyms : median
(adj.) relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
"the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30"
synonyms : modal
(adj.) lacking exceptional quality or ability
"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

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