on average

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on average

phrase on the average · on an average

  1. Expressed as a measure of central tendency (usually the arithmetic mean). On average, students spend about 20 hours a week studying.
  2. idiomatic Usually, typically; as a rule; as often as not. People these days live longer on average

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prep_phrase as a measure of central tendency

Españolen promedio, como promedio, por término medio
中文平均 píngjūn de
Françaisen moyenne
Deutschdurchschnittlich, im Durchschnitt
Italianoin media
Românăîn medie
Русскийв сре́днем v srédnem

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@misc{on_average_2026,
  title = {on average},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/on%20average},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}