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The correct spelling is average.
How to pronounce average
/ˈævəɹɪd͡ʒ/
nounIPA: /ˈævəɹɪd͡ʒ/
Say it like: Ave-raj-e
The correct spelling is average. The arithmetic mean. For example: "The average of 10, 20 and 24 is (10 + 20 + 24)/3 = 18."
Usage Examples
“The average of 10, 20 and 24 is (10 + 20 + 24)/3 = 18.”
“batting average”
“If you average 10, 20 and 24, you get 18.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The arithmetic mean.
- 2.Any measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode.
- 3.(marine) Financial loss due to damage to transported goods; compensation for damage or loss.
- 4.Customs duty or similar charge payable on transported goods.
- 5.Proportional or equitable distribution of financial expense.
verb
- 1.To compute the average of, especially the arithmetic mean.
- 2.Over a period of time or across members of a population, to have or generate a mean value of.
- 3.To divide among a number, according to a given proportion.
- 4.To be, generally or on average.
adjective
- 1.Constituting or relating to the average.
- 2.Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category.
- 3.Typical.
- 4.Not outstanding, not good, banal; bad or poor.
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