media — meaning in English

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.
• mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
• media noun The organizations and channels — television, newspapers, radio, and the internet — that gather and spread news and entertainment to the public.

Senses

media is used for these senses in English:

• average (not comparable) Constituting or relating to the average.
• average (mathematics) The arithmetic mean.
• media (often, treated as, _, uncountable) Means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information.

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.

mean — full definition

1. verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
2. verb To convey a particular sense or significance; to signify.
3. adj Unkind, unpleasant, or deliberately hurtful in behavior.
4. adj Stingy or ungenerous with money or resources.
5. noun A method or resource used to achieve a result (usually used in the plural, "means").

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