French Conversation · Level 65
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French word
moyenne
Pronunciation
IPA/mwajɛn/
Meaning
- feminine nounaverage
Example
La moyenne de la classe est de 15.
The class average is 15.
More examples
La moyenne d'âge de la ville est de 42 ans.
The city's average age is 42 years.
Core concept
The center-like summary of a data group, especially the arithmetic result that smooths high and low values into one figure.
Common phrases
la moyenne d'âge
average age
moyenne arithmétique
arithmetic mean
Similar words
médiane: The middle value when the data is arranged in ascending order.
mode: The value that occurs most often in a data set.
Definition in French
Mesure statistique représentant une valeur moyenne d'un groupe de données, fréquemment la moyenne arithmétique.
Word origin
Moyenne continues the Old French form moiene and traces back through moyen to Latin medianus, a word formed from medius, 'middle'.
Usage tips
- Moyenne usually means the arithmetic mean, while médiane names the middle-ranked value, so the two terms are not interchangeable.
Opposites
- extrêmeextremenoun
Related words
- moyennementon averageadverb