modal value vs average

average vs modal value

modal value and average both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

modal value: the most frequent value of a random variable
average: a statistic describing the location of a distribution

Other hypernyms of modal value include norm.

modal value (noun)	average (noun)
the most frequent value of a random variable	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

modal 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

modal 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 modal value and average

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