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average

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




VERB
obtain numerical mean
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Combined, major oil companies spent an average of $19 billion on global exploration each year from 2021 to 2025, according to Wood Mackenzie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Inflation in parts of Florida outpaced the national average over the past decade and home-insurance rates soared.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

His career batting average was .293, he hit 287 home runs and had 1,365 runs batted in.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

On average, it generated 68 times more power than required to run its sensors.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

There is some evidence that the size of the average Sapiens brain has actually decreased since the age of foraging.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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