average vs common

common vs average

average and common both are nouns.

average and common both are adjectives.

average is a verb but common is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
average	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
common	Yes	Yes	No	No

average (noun)	common (noun)
a statistic describing the location of a distribution	a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
(sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities

average (adjective)	common (adjective)
lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered	having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual
around the middle of a scale of evaluation	belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
lacking exceptional quality or ability	commonly encountered
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)	of low or inferior quality or value
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value	being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution	of or associated with the great masses of people
	to be expected; standard
	common to or shared by two or more parties
	lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

average (verb)	common (verb)
compute the average of
achieve or reach on average
amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain

Difference between average and common

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