Averaging

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Average \Av"er*age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Averaged} (?); p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Averaging}.]
     1. To find the mean of, when sums or quantities are unequal;
        to reduce to a mean.
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     2. To divide among a number, according to a given proportion;
        as, to average a loss.
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     3. To do, accomplish, get, etc., on an average.
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