The meaning of AVERAGE is a single value (such as a mean, mode, or median) that summarizes or represents the general significance of a set of unequal values. How to use average in a …

AVERAGE definition: 1. the result you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number…. Learn more.

In mathematics, especially in colloquial usage, it most commonly refers to the arithmetic mean, so the "average" of the list of numbers [2, 3, 4, 7, 9] is generally considered to be (2+3+4+7+9)/5 …

AVERAGE meaning: 1 : a number that is calculated by adding quantities together and then dividing the total by the number of quantities; 2 : a level that is typical of a group, class, or …

You use average to refer to a number or size that varies but is always approximately the same.

Definition of average noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To be or amount to an average: Some sparrows are six inches long, but they average smaller. Our expenses averaged out to 45 dollars per day.

The average cost of making a movie has risen by 15%. Last winter was colder than average.

a typical, usual, or normal amount, rate, degree, level, etc.: [countable; usually singular] The people in that village lived for an average of seventy years. [uncountable] Her work is well …

4 days ago · (transitive) To divide among a number, according to a given proportion.