mean value vs average

average vs mean value

mean value and average both are nouns.

mean value is not an adjective while average is an adjective.

mean value is not a verb while average is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mean value	Yes	No	No	No
average	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, average is a hypernym of mean value; that is, average is a word with a broader meaning than mean value:

mean value: an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
average: a statistic describing the location of a distribution

Other hypernyms of mean value include norm.

mean value (noun)	average (noun)
an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n	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

mean value (adjective)	average (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

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

Difference between mean value and average

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