averaging

Verb

average (third-person singular simple present averages, present participle averaging, simple past and past participle averaged)

1. (transitive) To compute the average of, especially the arithmetic mean.
   • If you average 10, 20, and 24, you get 18.
2. (transitive) Over a period of time or across members of a population, to have or generate a mean value of.
   • The daily high temperature last month averaged 15°C.
3. (transitive) To divide among a number, according to a given proportion.
   • to average a loss
4. (intransitive) To be, generally or on average.
   • Gulls average much larger than terns, with stouter build […]1872, Elliott Coues, Key to North American Birds

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