Definition of averages in English

Wiktionary

averages (Noun)
Plural of average.

Part of speech

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averages, verb, present, 3rd person singular of average (infinitive).
averages, noun, plural of average.

WordNet

Noun Plural: averages
average - a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"
		norm
		statistic a datum that can be represented numerically
		statistics a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
		age norm the average age at which particular performances are expected to appear
		modal value, mode the most frequent value of a random variable
		median, median value the value below which 50% of the cases fall
average - (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
		ratio the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
		athletics, sport participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
		hitting average, batting average (baseball) a measure of a batter's performance; the number of base hits divided by the number of official times at bat; "Ted Williams once had a batting average above .400"
average - an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual; "he is about average in height"; "the snowfall this month is below average"
Verb averages, averaging, averaged
average - compute the average of
		average out
		arithmetic the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
		compute, cipher, cypher, figure, calculate, reckon, work out understand; "He didn't figure her"
average - achieve or reach on average; "He averaged a C"
		achieve, accomplish, attain, reach to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
average - amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40"
		average out
		amount, total, add up, number, come be tantamount or equivalent to; "Her action amounted to a rebellion"
Adjective
average - 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"
		mean
		normal conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"
		statistics a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
average - lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered; "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"
		ordinary
		common having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap"
average - 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"
		fair, mediocre, middling
		ordinary not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"
average - around the middle of a scale of evaluation; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers"
		intermediate, medium
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); "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000"
		median
		normal conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"
		statistics a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
average - relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution; "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30"
		modal
		normal conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"
		statistics a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters

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Wiktionary

average (Noun)
Customs duty or similar charge payable on transported goods.
average (Noun)
Proportional or equitable distribution of financial expense.
average (Noun)
The arithmetic mean .
average (Noun)
Any measure of central tendency , especially any mean, the median, or the mode.
average (Noun)
An indication of a player's ability calculated from his scoring record, etc.
average (Verb)
To compute the arithmetic mean of.
average (Verb)
Over a period of time or across members of a population, to have or generate a mean value of.
average (Adjective)
Constituting or relating to the average.
average (Adjective)
Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category.
average (Adjective)
Typical.
average (Adjective)
Not outstanding, not good, banal; bad or poor.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

average (n.)
That service which a tenant owed his lord, to be done by the work beasts of the tenant, as the carriage of wheat, turf, etc.
average (n.)
A tariff or duty on goods, etc.
average (n.)
Any charge in addition to the regular charge for freight of goods shipped.
average (n.)
A contribution to a loss or charge which has been imposed upon one of several for the general benefit; damage done by sea perils.
average (n.)
The equitable and proportionate distribution of loss or expense among all interested.
average (n.)
A mean proportion, medial sum or quantity, made out of unequal sums or quantities; an arithmetical mean. Thus, if A loses 5 dollars, B 9, and C 16, the sum is 30, and the average 10.
average (n.)
Any medial estimate or general statement derived from a comparison of diverse specific cases; a medium or usual size, quantity, quality, rate, etc.
average (n.)
In the English corn trade, the medial price of the several kinds of grain in the principal corn markets.
average (a.)
Pertaining to an average or mean; medial; containing a mean proportion; of a mean size, quality, ability, etc.; ordinary; usual; as, an average rate of profit; an average amount of rain; the average Englishman; beings of the average stamp.
average (a.)
According to the laws of averages; as, the loss must be made good by average contribution.
average (v. t.)
To find the mean of, when sums or quantities are unequal; to reduce to a mean.
average (v. t.)
To divide among a number, according to a given proportion; as, to average a loss.
average (v. t.)
To do, accomplish, get, etc., on an average.
average (v. i.)
To form, or exist in, a mean or medial sum or quantity; to amount to, or to be, on an average; as, the losses of the owners will average twenty five dollars each; these spars average ten feet in length.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

average
In mathematics, a measure of the "middle" of a data set.
average
Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category.
average
To find an average value for (a variable quantity).

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

average
av′ėr-āj, n. the mean value or quantity of a number of values or quantities: any expense incurred beyond the freight, payable by the owner of the goods shipped, as in the phrase Petty average: any loss or damage to ship or cargo from unavoidable accidental causes—Particular average. Again, General average is the apportionment of loss caused by measures taken for the ship's safety, as cutting away the masts, throwing overboard cargo, accepting towage, or the like.—adj. containing a mean value: ordinary.—v.t. to fix an average.—v.i. to exist in, or form, a mean quantity. [Dr Murray says the word first appears about 1500 in connection with the maritime trade of the Mediterranean (Fr. avarie, Sp. averia, It. avaria); probably averia is a derivative of It. avere (O. Fr. aveir), goods, the original sense being a 'charge on property or goods.' The It. avere and O. Fr. aveir meant goods, substance, cattle—L. habēre, to have. The Old Eng. aver in the same sense is obsolete, but in Scotland aver still means an old horse.]

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

average
in commerce avarie, (averagium, Lat.) the accidents and misfortunes which happen to ships and their cargoes, from the time of their loading and sailing, till their return and unlading. It is divided into three kinds. 1. The simple or particular average, which consists in the extraordinary expences incurred for the ship alone, or for the merchandise alone; such is the loss of anchors, masts, and rigging, occasioned by the common accidents at sea; the damages which happen to merchandises by storms, capture, shipwreck, wet, or rotting; all which must be borne and paid by the thing that suffered the damage. 2. The large and common average, being those expences incurred, and damages sustained, for the common good and security, both of the merchandise and vessels, consequently to be borne by the ship and cargo, and to be regulated upon the whole. Of this number are the goods or money given for the ransom of the ship and cargo; things thrown overboard for the safety of the ship; the expences of unlading, or entering into a river or harbour, and the provisions and hire of the sailors when the ship is put under embargo. 3. The small averages, which are expences for towing and piloting the ship out of, or into harbours, creeks, or rivers; one third of which must be charged to the ship, and two thirds to the cargo.
average
is more particularly used for a certain contribution that merchants make proportionably towards their losses. It also signifies a small duty which the merchants, who send goods in another man’s ship, pay to the master, for his care of them, over and above the freight. Hence it is expressed in the bills of lading, paying so much freight for the said goods, with damage and average accustomed.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

average
Whether general or particular, is a term of ambiguous construction, meaning the damage incurred for the safety of the ship and cargo; the contribution made by the owners in general, apportioned to their respective investments, to repair any particular loss or expense sustained; and a small duty paid to the master for his care of the whole. Goods thrown overboard for the purpose of lightening the ship, are so thrown for the good of all, and the loss thus sustained must be made up by a general average or contribution from all the parties interested. (See GENERAL AVERAGE.)

Wikipedia

An average is a number that is typical of a group of numbers. An average is found from the group of numbers by arithmetic.

To find an average.

To find the average of formula_1 numbers, the formula_1 numbers are added and the total is divided by formula_1. In symbols, if the numbers are formula_4, formula_5, formula_6... formula_7, the total is

formula_8

The total is divided by formula_1 to make the average

formula_10

Sport.

In some sports, such as cricket and baseball, averages are used to tell how good a player is (such as batting average or bowling average). Sporting averages have special rules for how to calculate them.