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moyen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • average noun A single value that represents the typical or central figure in a set of numbers, usually found by adding them up and dividing by how many there are.
  • by prep Near or next to something.
  • mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
  • medium noun A method or channel used to communicate or express something.
  • middle noun The point or part equally distant from the edges, ends, or extremes of something.
  • random adj Happening or chosen without any particular pattern, plan, or reason.
  • way noun A road, path, or route from one place to another.

Senses

moyen is used for these senses in English:

  • by Indicates a means of achieving something: Involving/using the means of.
  • mean Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.
  • mean Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium. [from 14th c.]
  • mean (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms.[from 15th c.]
  • medium Of intermediate size, degree, amount etc.
  • middle Located in the middle; in between.
  • random (informal) Being (part of) a varied, unrelated, and apparently arbitrary collection of things; diverse, heterogeneous.
  • random (informal) Of a person: characterized by or often saying random things; habitually using non sequiturs.

average — full definition

  1. noun A single value that represents the typical or central figure in a set of numbers, usually found by adding them up and dividing by how many there are.
  2. adjective Typical or ordinary; neither especially good nor especially bad.
  3. verb To calculate the average of a set of numbers, or to amount to an average figure over time.

by — full definition

  1. prep Near or next to something.
  2. prep Not later than a stated time.
  3. prep Used to show who or what performs an action.
  4. prep Through the use of a particular method.

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