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mean3

mean3

 
pronunciation:
min
parts of speech:
noun, adjective
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: something halfway between two extremes.
Can't we find a mean between getting rid of the TV and watching TV five hours a day?
synonyms:
medium
definition 2: the value that is found by dividing the sum of a set of numbers by the number of items added; average.
The mean of 3, 4, and 8 is 5.
synonyms:
average
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part of speech: adjective
definition: being between extremes or in the middle.
At five feet tall, Jane is above the mean height for girls in fifth grade.
synonyms:
intermediate, medium, middle
similar words:
average, normal, OK, ordinary
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