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average vs add up

add up vs average

average is a noun but add up is not a noun.

average is an adjective but add up is not an adjective.

average and add up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
average Yes Yes Yes No
add up No No Yes No
As verbs, add up is a hypernym of average; that is, add up is a word with a broader meaning than average:
  • average: amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
  • add up: add up in number or quantity
Other hypernyms of average include amount, come, number, total.
average (noun) add up (noun)
a statistic describing the location of a distribution
an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
(sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
average (adjective) add up (adjective)
lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
around the middle of a scale of evaluation
lacking exceptional quality or ability
relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values)
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
average (verb) add up (verb)
compute the average of determine the sum of
achieve or reach on average be reasonable or logical or comprehensible
amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain to measure up to in kind or quality
add up in number or quantity
Difference between average and add up

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