adj.
1.approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
2.lacking special distinction, rank, or status
3.of no exceptional quality or ability
4.around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures
5.relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
6.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) average n.
1.a statistic describing the location of a distribution average v.
1.amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
2.achieve or reach on average
3.compute the average of
Idiom of the Day
tie (someone) up in knots
to make someone very nervous or worried
My colleague was tied up in knots before the speech at the convention.
