Mean — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

mean or intend to express or convey

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈiːn/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈiːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈiːn/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈiːn/.

Examples

You never understand what I mean!
what do his words intend?
The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

base meanspirited average intend beggarly mean value mingy entail think miserly stand for bastardly think of imply signify tight have in mind hateful

Parts of Speech

noun	an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
verb	mean or intend to express or convey “You never understand what I mean!”
verb	have as a logical consequence “The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers”
verb	denote or connote “`maison' means `house' in French”
verb	have in mind as a purpose “I mean no harm”
verb	have a specified degree of importance “My ex-husband means nothing to me”
verb	intend to refer to “I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France”
verb	destine or designate for a certain purpose “These flowers were meant for you”
adjective	approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value “the average income in New England is below that of the nation”
adjective	characterized by malice “a hateful thing to do”
adjective	having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; - Edmund Burke; ; - Shakespeare “that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble”
adjective	excellent “famous for a mean backhand”
adjective	marked by poverty befitting a beggar “a beggarly existence in the slums”
adjective	(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity “a mean person”
adjective	(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
adjective	of no value or worth “I was caught in the bastardly traffic”

Word Forms

mean	adjective	approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
meaning	noun	the message that is intended or expressed or signified
intent	noun	the intended meaning of a communication
entailment	noun	something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
implicative	adjective	tending to suggest or imply
implication	noun	something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
signification	noun	the message that is intended or expressed or signified
sign	noun	a character indicating a relation between quantities
signifier	noun	the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
intention	noun	an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out
average	noun	a statistic describing the location of a distribution
averageness	noun	the state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocrity
mean	noun	an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
hatefulness	noun	the quality of being hateful
meanness	noun	the quality of being deliberately mean
baseness	noun	unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
beggar	noun	a pauper who lives by begging
minginess	noun	extreme stinginess
miser	noun	a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
miserliness	noun	total lack of generosity with money
tightness	noun	extreme stinginess
bastard	noun	derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bedeuten

ein Durchschnitt von n Zahlen, der durch Addition einer Funktion der Zahlen und Division durch eine Funktion von n berechnet wird

🇫🇷French

signifier

une moyenne de n nombres calculée en ajoutant une fonction des nombres et en divisant par une fonction de n

🇪🇸Spanish

significar

un promedio de n números calculado sumando alguna función de los números y dividiendo por alguna función de n

🇮🇹Italian

Significare

una media di n numeri calcolata sommando qualche funzione dei numeri e dividendo per qualche funzione di n

🇳🇱Dutch

gemeen

een gemiddelde van n getallen, berekend door een functie van de getallen op te tellen en te delen door een functie van n

🇵🇹Portuguese

significar

uma média de n números calculada adicionando alguma função dos números e dividindo por alguma função de n

🇷🇺Russian

иметь в виду

среднее значение n чисел, вычисляемое путем сложения некоторой функции чисел и деления на некоторую функцию от n

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अर्थ

संख्याओं के कुछ फ़ंक्शन को जोड़कर और n के कुछ फ़ंक्शन द्वारा विभाजित करके n संख्याओं के औसत की गणना की जाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

মানে

সংখ্যার কিছু ফাংশন যোগ করে এবং n-এর কিছু ফাংশন দিয়ে ভাগ করে n সংখ্যার গড় গণনা করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

அர்த்தம்

எண்களின் சில செயல்பாட்டைச் சேர்ப்பதன் மூலமும், n இன் சில செயல்பாட்டால் வகுப்பதன் மூலமும் கணக்கிடப்படும் n எண்களின் சராசரி

🇮🇳Telugu

అర్థం

సంఖ్యల యొక్క కొంత ఫంక్షన్‌ని జోడించడం ద్వారా మరియు n యొక్క కొంత ఫంక్షన్ ద్వారా విభజించడం ద్వారా n సంఖ్యల సగటు గణించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

अर्थ

संख्यांची काही फंक्शन जोडून आणि n च्या काही फंक्शनने भागून n संख्यांची सरासरी मोजली जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

અર્થ

સંખ્યાઓના કેટલાક ફંક્શન ઉમેરીને અને n ના કેટલાક ફંક્શન દ્વારા ભાગાકાર કરીને ગણતરી કરવામાં આવતી n સંખ્યાઓની સરેરાશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅರ್ಥ

ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಗಳ ಕೆಲವು ಕಾರ್ಯವನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಮತ್ತು n ನ ಕೆಲವು ಕಾರ್ಯದಿಂದ ಭಾಗಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ n ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಗಳ ಸರಾಸರಿಯನ್ನು ಲೆಕ್ಕಹಾಕಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അർത്ഥമാക്കുന്നത്

സംഖ്യകളുടെ ചില ഫംഗ്‌ഷൻ ചേർത്ത് n ൻ്റെ ചില ഫംഗ്‌ഷൻ കൊണ്ട് ഹരിച്ചാണ് ശരാശരി n സംഖ്യകൾ കണക്കാക്കുന്നത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਤਲਬ

ਸੰਖਿਆਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਕੁਝ ਫੰਕਸ਼ਨ ਨੂੰ ਜੋੜ ਕੇ ਅਤੇ n ਦੇ ਕੁਝ ਫੰਕਸ਼ਨ ਨਾਲ ਵੰਡ ਕੇ ਗਣਿਤ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ n ਸੰਖਿਆਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਔਸਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

مطلب

نمبروں کے کچھ فنکشن کو جوڑ کر اور n کے کچھ فنکشن سے تقسیم کر کے n نمبروں کی اوسط

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

意思是

n 个数字的平均值，通过将数字的某个函数相加并除以 n 的某个函数来计算

🇯🇵Japanese

平均

数値の関数を加算し、n の関数で割ることによって計算される n 数値の平均

🇰🇷Korean

평균

숫자의 일부 함수를 더하고 n의 일부 함수로 나누어 계산된 n 숫자의 평균

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nghĩa là

trung bình của n số được tính bằng cách cộng một số hàm của các số đó và chia cho hàm nào đó của n

🇹🇭Thai

หมายถึง

ค่าเฉลี่ยของตัวเลข n คำนวณโดยการบวกฟังก์ชันบางอย่างของตัวเลขแล้วหารด้วยฟังก์ชันบางอย่างของ n

🇮🇩Indonesian

berarti

rata-rata n bilangan yang dihitung dengan menjumlahkan beberapa fungsi bilangan tersebut dan membaginya dengan beberapa fungsi n

🇵🇭Filipino

ibig sabihin

isang average ng n numero na nakalkula sa pamamagitan ng pagdaragdag ng ilang function ng mga numero at paghahati sa ilang function ng n

🇲🇾Malay

bermakna

purata n nombor yang dikira dengan menambah beberapa fungsi nombor dan membahagi dengan beberapa fungsi n

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يقصد

متوسط عدد n من الأرقام يتم حسابه عن طريق إضافة بعض وظائف الأرقام والقسمة على بعض وظائف n

🇮🇷Persian

معنی

میانگین n عدد که با جمع کردن تابعی از اعداد و تقسیم بر تابعی از n محاسبه می شود.

🇹🇷Turkish

Anlam

sayıların bir fonksiyonunun toplanması ve n'nin bir fonksiyonuna bölünmesiyle hesaplanan n sayının ortalaması

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְמוּצָע

ממוצע של n מספרים שחושב על ידי הוספת פונקציה כלשהי של המספרים וחלוקה בפונקציה כלשהי של n

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