(noun) The arithmetic mean. Example: "The average of 10, 20 and 24 is (10 + 20 + 24)/3 = 18."
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."
"Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people."
"The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other in opposite directions."
"Intelligent individuals learn from every thing and every one; average people, from their experiences. The stupid already have all the answers."
"I am only an average man, but by George, I work harder at it than the average man."