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- pronunciation:
- min
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
something halfway between two extremes.
Can't you settle on a mean between what you want and what they want?- synonyms:
- medium
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| definition 2: |
the average number or amount, usu. calculated by adding all the values in a distribution and dividing their sum by the number of such values.
The mode is the most frequent score among all the scores, and the mean is the average score.- synonyms:
- arithmetic mean, average
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| definition 3: |
moderation.
the ideal of the golden mean- synonyms:
- moderation
- similar words:
- golden mean, restraint
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| related words: |
compromise, middle, mode |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
being average or in the middle.
The mean temperature here in the summer is around 86 degrees.- synonyms:
- intermediate, median, medium, middle, moderate
- similar words:
- average, middling, normal, OK, ordinary
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| related words: |
medium, middle, temperate |
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