on average

ɒn ˈævərɪdʒ

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Definition of on average - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

typical occurrencetypically happens or is true in most cases

On average, people sleep eight hours a night..

commonly

generally

usually

statistical measure

TECH.

expressed as a central value calculated from data

TECH.

On average, the temperature was 20 degrees Celsius..

mean

median

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Expressions with average

average out

reach an average value over time

The temperatures will average out over the week.

average Joe

typical person representing the average in society

The survey was designed for the average Joe.

average punter

typical customer or client in a market

The average punter prefers online shopping these days.

average down

purchase additional shares at cheaper levels to lower mean entry cost

She averaged down by buying more shares after the price dropped.

average man in the street

ordinary person representing general public opinion

The average man in the street supports the new policy.

above average

adj.

higher than the normal level

The rainfall this year is above average.

Terms with on average included in their meaning

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daily rate

measurement

number showing how often something happens on average each day

mean solar time

astronomy

time based on the average position of the sun

ADT

acr.

acr: Average Daily Traffic

average number of cars on a road daily

BABIP

acr.

acr: batting average on balls in play

baseball statistic for balls hit into play

ROATE

acr.

acr: return on average tangible equity

average profit from tangible equity

VWAP

acr.

acr: volume-weighted average price

average price of a stock based on volume

Examples of on average in a sentence

On average, children start walking at one year old.
On average, students spend three hours studying daily.
On average, the car consumes 7 liters of fuel per 100 km.

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French:en moyenne, ...
German:im Durchschnitt, statistisch gesehen, ...
Italian:in media, ...
Spanish:en promedio, promediando, ...
Portuguese:em média, em termos médios, ...
Chinese:平均来说, 平均, ...
Japanese:平均して, 平均的に, ...
Arabic:في المُتَوَسِّط, ...
Hebrew:בְּמְמוּצָע, ...
Russian:в среднем, в среднем показателе, ...
Ukrainian:в середньому, ...
Hindi:औसतन, औसत रूप से, ...
Bengali:গড়ে, সাধারণভাবে, ...
Catalan:de mitjana, ...
Czech:v průměru, statisticky vzato, ...
Danish:i gennemsnit, ...
Dutch:gemiddeld, over het algemeen, ...
Greek:κατά μέσο όρο, μέσος όρος, ...
Hungarian:átlagosan, átlagban, ...
Khmer:ជាមធ្យម, តាមមធ្យមភាគ, ...
Korean:평균적으로, 평균, ...
Persian:میانگیناً, در میانگین, ...
Polish:średnio, ...
Portuguese (BR):em média, normalmente, ...
Romanian:în medie, în medie statistică, ...
Swedish:i genomsnitt, genomsnittligen, ...
Thai:โดยเฉลี่ย, ค่าเฉลี่ย, ...
Turkish:ortalama olarak, ortalama, ...
Vietnamese:trung bình, theo trung bình, ...

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