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