average

Sense 1 noun

a statistic describing the location of a distribution

it set the norm for American homes

Sense 2 verb

amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain

The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40

Sense 3 adjective

approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

the average income in New England is below that of the nation

Sense 4 noun

(sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities

Sense 5 verb

achieve or reach on average

He averaged a C

Sense 6 adjective

lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered

average people

Sense 7 noun

an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual

he is about average in height

Sense 8 verb

compute the average of

Sense 9 adjective

lacking exceptional quality or ability

a novel of average merit

Sense 10 adjective

around the middle of a scale of evaluation

an orange of average size

Sense 11 adjective

relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution

the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30

Sense 12 adjective

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