Dictionary entry

Average (3)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Av″er‐age, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Averaged (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Averaging.] 1. To find the mean of, when sums or quantities are unequal; to reduce to a mean.

2. To divide among a number, according to a given proportion; as, to average a loss.

3. To do, accomplish, get, etc., on an average.