Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on average

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.15 in modern English

Syllables
on av-er-age
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Expressed as a measure of central tendency (usually the arithmetic mean).

prep_phrase

Usually, typically; as a rule; as often as not.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

on the average (alternative) on an average (alternative)

Synonyms

on the average

Questions

What does on average mean?
Expressed as a measure of central tendency (usually the arithmetic mean).

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