averaged
Pronunciation: [ˈævərɪdʒd]
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Context: “mathematics”
(verb) to find the average of a set of numbers, meaning to add them all together and then divide by how many numbers there are. It helps you see what the 'typical' number is.
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In math class, we averaged the test scores to see how everyone did overall.
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We didn't average the scores because there were too many bad grades.
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Did you average the results from the last three tests?
Context: “statistics”
(verb) to calculate a general value from data over a period of time to show trends. For instance, if you look at the average temperature for a month, you see how hot or cold it usually is.
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The weather station averaged the temperatures for the summer and found it was warmer than last year.
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They didn’t average the last five years of data because it was too inconsistent.
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How do they average the rainfall over several years?
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