Definition of Mean

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(a.)
Average; having an intermediate value between two extremes, or between the several successive values of a variable quantity during one cycle of variation; as, mean distance; mean motion; mean solar day.
  

(a.)
Intermediate in excellence of any kind.
  

(a.)
Occupying a middle position; middle; being about midway between extremes.
  

(n.)
A mediator; a go-between.
  

(n.)
A part, whether alto or tenor, intermediate between the soprano and base; a middle part.
  

(n.)
A quantity having an intermediate value between several others, from which it is derived, and of which it expresses the resultant value; usually, unless otherwise specified, it is the simple average, formed by adding the quantities together and dividing by their number, which is called an arithmetical mean. A geometrical mean is the square root of the product of the quantities.
  

(n.)
Hence: Resources; property, revenue, or the like, considered as the condition of easy livelihood, or an instrumentality at command for effecting any purpose; disposable force or substance.
  

(n.)
Meantime; meanwhile.
  

(n.)
That through which, or by the help of which, an end is attained; something tending to an object desired; intermediate agency or measure; necessary condition or coagent; instrument.
  

(n.)
That which is mean, or intermediate, between two extremes of place, time, or number; the middle point or place; middle rate or degree; mediocrity; medium; absence of extremes or excess; moderation; measure.
  

(superl.)
Destitute of distinction or eminence; common; low; vulgar; humble.
  

(superl.)
Of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
  

(superl.)
Of poor quality; as, mean fare.
  

(superl.)
Penurious; stingy; close-fisted; illiberal; as, mean hospitality.
  

(superl.)
Wanting dignity of mind; low-minded; base; destitute of honor; spiritless; as, a mean motive.
  

(v. i.)
To have a purpose or intention.
  

(v. t.)
To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do ?
  

(v. t.)
To signify; to indicate; to import; to denote.
  

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mean
\mean\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. meant (?); p. pr. & vb. n. meaning.] [oe. menen, as. m&aemacr;nan to recite, tell, intend, wish; akin to os. mēnian to have in mind, mean, d. meenen, g. meinen, ohg. meinan, icel. meina, sw. mena, dan. mene, and to e. mind. &?;. see mind, and cf. moan.]
1. to have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do ? what mean ye by this service ? xii. 26. ye thought evil against me; but god meant it unto good. 1. 20. i am not a spaniard to say that it is yours and not to mean it.
2. to signify; to indicate; to import; to denote. what mean these seven ewe lambs ? xxi. 29. go ye, and learn what that me&?;neth. ix. 13.
mean
\mean\, v. i. to have a purpose or intention. [rare, except in the phrase to mean well, or ill.]
mean
\mean\ (?), a. [compar. meaner (?); superl. meanest.] [oe. mene, as. m&?;ne wicked; akin to mān, a., wicked, n., wickedness, os. m&?;n wickedness, ohg. mein, g. meineid perjury, icel. mein harm, hurt, and perh. to as. gem&?;ne common, general, d. gemeen, g. gemein, goth. gam?ins, and l. communis. the as. gem&?;ne prob. influenced the meaning.] 1. destitute of distinction or eminence; common; low; vulgar; humble. "of mean parentage." sidney. the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself. ii. 9.
2. wanting dignity of mind; low-minded; base; destitute of honor; spiritless; as, a mean motive. can you imagine i so mean could prove, to save my life by changing of my love ?
3. of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable. the roman legions and great c?sar found our fathers no mean foes. philips.
4. of poor quality; as, mean fare.
5. penurious; stingy; close-fisted; illiberal; as, mean hospitality.
note: mean is sometimes used in the formation of compounds, the sense of which is obvious without explanation; as, meanborn, mean-looking, etc.

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  similar words(21) 

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 extreme and mean ratio 
 mean-spirited 
 mean solar day 
 mean distance 
 mean proportional 
 harmonical mean 
 mean noon 
 arithmetical mean 
 geometric mean 
 mean line 
 mean time between failures 
 mean-square error 
 regression toward the mean 
 greenwich mean time 
 mean time 
 golden mean 
 mean sun 
 error of the mean square 
 mean error 
 mean-spiritedness 
 to mean business 

Origin
From Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.

middle

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Anhael = a. illiberal; mean

Digyrith = a. not mean

Lled = n. breadth, or width, a. broad, wide; broader, ad. in the mean, in part, half, partly, almost

Pilaid = a. transient, frail; mean

Pilus = a. transient, frail; mean

instrument used to promote an end; the tenor part in a harmony; opportunity, power

  name

1. (of a person involved in a competitive activity, as sport, business, etc.) sufficiently accomplished and determined to make success very difficult for an opponent: “mean bowler”; 2. powerful; effective; having a vicious energy: “big mean motor”; 3. extremely good; very cool; hot: “mean dude”; “playing some mean bass”

mean, stingy, uncharitable

1) picky or particular; 2) not free with money

be in earnest

very foul

very foul

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Noun
1. an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
(synonym) mean value
(hypernym) average, norm
(hyponym) arithmetic mean, first moment, expectation, expected value
(classification) statistics

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Verb
1. mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
(synonym) intend
(hypernym) convey, impart
(hyponym) typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent
(derivation) meaning, significance, signification, import
2. have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
(synonym) entail, imply
(hypernym) necessitate
3. denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
(synonym) intend, signify, stand for
(verb-group) signify
(derivation) meaning, significance, signification, import
4. have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"
(synonym) intend, think
(hypernym) will, wish
(hyponym) design
5. have a specified degree of importance; "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything"
6. intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"
(synonym) think of, have in mind
(hypernym) associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect
(hyponym) mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer
7. destine or designate for a certain purpose; "These flowers were meant for you"
(hypernym) intend, destine, designate, specify

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Adjective
1. approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value; "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall"
(synonym) average, mean(a)
(similar) normal
(classification) statistics
2. characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"
(synonym) hateful
(similar) nasty, awful
3. having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"
(synonym) base, meanspirited
(similar) ignoble
4. excellent; "famous for a mean backhand"
(similar) skilled
(classification) cant, jargon, slang, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
5. marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut"
(synonym) beggarly
(similar) poor
6. used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip"
(synonym) mingy, miserly, tight
(similar) stingy, ungenerous
7. used of sums of money; so small in amount as to deserve contempt
(synonym) beggarly
(similar) stingy, ungenerous

(See also Estimate Ratio; Ratio Estimate) The simple arithmetic average for a population; that is, the sum of all the values in a population divided by the size of the population. For this report, population means are estimated by computing the weighted sum of the sample values, then dividing by the sum of the sample weights. The mean is, thus, an aggregate ratio whose denominator is the total number of households or vehicles. (DOE4)

A measure of central tendency; the arithmetic average of all measurements in a data set.

The expected value of a random variable Arithmetic average of a sample.

1. the more formal term than average, when we cite the mean or average to describe the air temperature of summer, we know that there is substantial variation around this value, but that it nevertheless gives a reasonable expectation about what the weather will be like on any given day.
2. also called arithmetic mean, is the most frequently used measure of central tendency, calculated by dividing the sum of all values by the number of values in the data set.
Note: one shortcoming of the mean is that it is very sensitive to outliers or extreme values

in research, a measure of central tendency that takes the sum of a set of values divided by the number of values in the data.

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A statistical measure of 'central tendency' or average based on dividing a total by the number of individual cases involved. The mean is very sensitive to extreme scores. For example, the average life expectancy for people in a society with high infant mortality would be a misleading measure (see also MEDIAN).

An average wage. An occupational mean wage estimate is calculated by summing the wages of all the employees in a given occupation and then dividing the total wages by the number of employees.

The mean is a particularly informative measure of the "central tendency" of the variable if it is reported along with its confidence intervals. Usually we are interested in statistics (such as the mean) from our sample only to the extent to which they are informative about the population. The larger the sample size, the more reliable its mean. The larger the variation of data values, the less reliable the mean (see also Elementary Concepts).
Mean = (x_i)/n
where
n is the sample size.
See also, Descriptive Statistics

The sum of all data values divided by the number of elements in the distribution. Unlike the median and the mode, it is not appropriate to use the mean to characterise a skewed distribution (see also standard deviation).

is the scientific term for average as in "global mean temperature." Milankovitch Theory states that major ice ages of the past may be triggered by regular variations in Earth's orbit around the Sun, leading to changes in incoming solar radiation.

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The mean of sample is calculated by taking the sum of all data values and dividing by the total number of data values.
  

The Arithmetic Mean, the sum of the data divided by the number of data.

The sum of items of a sample divided by the number of items in the sample.

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A statistics term. The average value in a set of measurements. The mean is the sum of a set of numbers divided by how many numbers are in the set.

Both 'A' or 'X' hands are held before the chest, the right above the left. The right hand strikes down and out, hitting the left thumb and knuckles with force.

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a statistical measurement of the central tendency or average of a set of values. Contrast with median.

the arithmetic average, or the sum of all the values divided by the number of values.