In mathematics, a measure of the "middle" of a data set.
Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category.
achieve or reach on average; "He averaged a C"
compute the average of
amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40"
of no 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"
around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "a plane with intermediate range"; "medium bombers"
(statistics) 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"
a statistic describing the location of a distribution: "it set the norm for American homes"
lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered; "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"
(statistics) relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in an even-numbered set); "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000"
(statistics) relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution; "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30"
a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"
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"
relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in an even-numbered set); "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000"
relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution; "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30"
an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
a statistic describing the location of a distribution
(sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
achieve or reach on average
amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
around the middle of a scale of evaluation
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
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)
relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
