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average

[av-er-ij, av-rij] / ˈæv ər ɪdʒ, ˈæv rɪdʒ /




VERB
obtain numerical mean
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When the researchers processed multiple simulations together using graphics processing units, the average calculation time for each simulation dropped to just a few milliseconds.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

Snowpacks were roughly average for the 2015-16 El Niño.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Buckingham selected 14 dividend stocks with an average yield of 4.24%, which he called “fairly decent,” especially when the main focus of his selection criteria is long-term growth potential.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

Even if nobody had an advantage, testing 100 investors at the conventional 5% significance threshold would flag about five, on average.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

These are approximate, average ranges for each voice category.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Per 90 minutes this season in the Premier League, he averages 60.7 successful passes per game, wins possession 3.5 times and makes 7.1 clearances.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Jenkins, who averages 8.6 points across his career, should be a familiar Lakers foe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

The S&P 500’s forward price-to-earnings ratio is below its five-year and 10-year averages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Yet investors haven’t shied away: HCA now trades at about 15 times forward earnings and Tenet at 13 times, both above their five-year averages, according to FactSet data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

“Each scythe must perform a quota of two hundred sixty gleanings per year,” Scythe Faraday told them, “which averages to five per week.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Across 7.4 overs, Beardman averaged 86.5 mph – his quickest match on record.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

The four-year Spartan averaged 11.1 points on 58.4% shooting with 7.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists and one block in his final season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

Did you know: Pochettino averaged 1.89 points per game during his spell at Tottenham, the best ratio of any Spurs manager to have taken charge of 25 or more Premier League games.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

That was nearly half the 634 enforcement actions the SEC averaged every year over the prior decade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

We have averaged about ten and a half miles a day; eleven and a half omitting the two days spent waiting out the blizzard.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

The most familiar example is the flu shot: Effectiveness varies by season, usually averaging just around 40%.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

Having also scored a hat-trick off the bench against Fiji in July, Pollock is averaging a try every 22 minutes in the Nations Championship.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

The Hangzhou-based company announced last week it had sold one million units globally of its popular electric model, the Geely E2, averaging one car sold a minute over two years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Remember what happened last season, after Doncic set the league on fire in March, averaging 37.5 points per game as the Lakers went 15-2 and announced themselves as challengers?

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

He kept careful track of the registration tallies: They were averaging an impressive seven thousand a week in midsummer but were still falling short of the goal.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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