Synonyms for averaging


Grammar : Verb
Spell : av-er-ij, av-rij
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæv ər ɪdʒ, ˈæv rɪdʒ


Définition of averaging

Origin :
  • late 15c., "financial loss incurred through damage to goods in transit," from French avarie "damage to ship," and Italian avaria; a word from 12c. Mediterranean maritime trade (cf. Spanish averia; other Germanic forms, Dutch avarij, German haferei, etc., also are from Romanic languages), of uncertain origin. Sometimes traced to Arabic 'arwariya "damaged merchandise," but this might as easily be a borrowing of the word from the Franks. Meaning shifted to "equal sharing of such loss by the interested parties." Transferred sense of "statement of a medial estimate" is first recorded 1735. The mathematical extension is from 1755.
  • verb obtain numerical mean
Example sentences :
  • The gradients, three in number, were very small, averaging about 1:750.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various
  • The Massasauga is one of the smaller rattlesnakes, averaging about two feet in length.
  • Extract from : « Pathfinder » by Alan Douglas
  • They vary considerably in nitrogenous matter, averaging about 25 per cent.
  • Extract from : « No Animal Food » by Rupert H. Wheldon
  • The concrete arch varied in thickness, averaging from 14 to 20 ins.
  • Extract from : « Concrete Construction » by Halbert P. Gillette
  • From March 7th to July 16th, Mr. F. used the baths, averaging about two weekly.
  • Extract from : « The Electric Bath » by George M. Schweig
  • About 1779 five frigates of 38 guns, and averaging 946 tons, were launched.
  • Extract from : « How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • There exist forty-five at least, averaging 10,000 feet in height.
  • Extract from : « In the Eastern Seas » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • The rating of a variety to be determined by averaging the rating of nut and tree.
  • Extract from : « The Pecan and its Culture » by H. Harold Hume
  • In 1898 and 1899 it was a little steadier, averaging about 21s.
  • Extract from : « Women in the Printing Trades. » by Various
  • Black tip of tail in series from Sierra Nevada averaging 50 (40-60) mm.
  • Extract from : « American Weasels » by E. Raymond Hall

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