average out

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average out

My weekly work hours average out to forty.

Definition

Verb: 1. To result in a particular figure as a mean or typical amount when calculated over a period or across instances. This describes the process where individual, varying amounts combine or are calculated to produce an average value. 2. To calculate the arithmetic mean of a set of numbers. This is the specific mathematical action of finding the average.

Usage and Examples
  • Verb (Result in an average):
    • My weekly hours average out at around 37. (The total hours over several weeks, when divided, result in a mean of 37 per week.)
    • Some meals are expensive and some are cheap, but they average out to a reasonable monthly food budget. (The high and low costs balance each other to create a typical moderate cost.)
  • Verb (Calculate the average):
    • To find the class mean, average out the test scores of all 30 students. (Compute the arithmetic mean of the scores.)
    • The system automatically averages out the daily temperatures. (It performs the calculation to find the mean temperature.)
Advanced Usage
  • "average out at/to [figure]": This common collocation specifies the resulting average amount.
    • Our travel expenses averaged out to $100 per day.
  • "average something out": This phrasal verb structure emphasizes the action of calculating.
    • Can you average these figures out for the report?
Variants and Related Words
  • Average (noun): The result obtained by adding several amounts together and then dividing by the number of amounts.
    • The average of 2, 4, and 6 is 4.
  • Average (verb): To calculate or amount to as an average.
    • I average eight hours of sleep a night.
  • Average (adjective): Typical or common; constituting a mean.
    • An average temperature.
Synonyms
  • Balance out: To become equal or stable.
  • Even out: To become level or regular.
  • Work out to: To result in a particular amount when calculated.
  • Compute the mean: (Formal) To calculate the average.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Even out: To become level, steady, or equal. (Focuses more on the process of becoming stable rather than the mathematical calculation.)
    • The road evens out after the steep hill.
    • Prices should even out after the holiday season.
average out

My weekly work hours average out to forty.

Verb
  1. amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
    • The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40
  2. compute the average of

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