average vs number

number vs average

average and number both are nouns.

average is an adjective but number is not an adjective.

average and number both are verbs.

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

As verbs, number is a hypernym of average; that is, number is a word with a broader meaning than average:

average: amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
number: add up in number or quantity

Other hypernyms of average include add up, amount, come, total.

average (noun)	number (noun)
a statistic describing the location of a distribution	an item of clothing
an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual	the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
(sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities	a clothing measurement
	one of a series published periodically
	a symbol used to represent a number
	a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification and may be attached to accounts, memberships, etc.
	the number is used in calling a particular telephone
	a short performance that is part of a longer program
	the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural)
	a numbered item in a series
	a select company of people
	a concept of quantity involving zero and units

average (adjective)	number (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)	number (verb)
compute the average of	place a limit on the number of
achieve or reach on average	determine the number or amount of
amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain	enumerate
	give numbers to
	add up in number or quantity
	put into a group

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