average

Pronunciation: ['ævәridʒ]

Average Rank: 2392

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 平均, 平均数, 一般水平, 海损 a. 平均的, 中等的, 平常的 vt. 算出...平均数, 平均做, 均分, 使平衡 vi. 平均为, 呈中间色

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. a statistic describing the location of a distribution
  • n. (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
  • n. an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
  • v. amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: gk cet4 ky toefl ielts
Word Forms:
Plural: averages
Present Participle: averaging
Past: averaged
Past Participle: averaged
3rd Person: averages

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#402

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 96.0% (Top 96.0% most frequent)
96.0%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#3858

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 61.4% (Top 61.4% most frequent)
61.4%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#2917

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 70.8% (Top 70.8% most frequent)
70.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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