measure quantity amount | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify |
amount | the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion, an adequate amount of food for four people |
quantity | an adequate or large amount, he had a quantity of ammunition |
average cost | total cost for all units bought (or produced) divided by the number of units |
quantity | the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable |
numerical quantity | a quantity expressed as a number |
average | an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual, he is about average in height, the snowfall this month is below average |
variable variable quantity | a quantity that can assume any of a set of values |
constant constant quantity invariable | a quantity that does not vary |
parameter parametric quantity | a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves |
sum amount total | a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers |
average norm | a statistic describing the location of a distribution, it set the norm for American homes |
Dow Jones Dow-Jones Industrial Average | an indicator of stock market prices, based on the share values ofbluehip stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is the most widely cited indicator of how the stock market is doing |
earned run average ERA | (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness, calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched |
grade point average GPA | a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university, calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted |
unknown unknown quantity | a variable whose values are solutions of an equation |
unknown quantity | a factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent, I don't know what the new man will do, he's still an unknown quantity |
face-amount certificate company | a regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to certificate holders on a stated maturity date |
sum sum of money amount amount of money | a quantity of money, he borrowed a large sum, the amount he had in cash was insufficient |
fundamental quantity fundamental measure | one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement |
definite quantity | a specific measure of amount |
indefinite quantity | an estimated quantity |
relative quantity | a quantity relative to some purpose |
prime prime quantity | a number that has no factor but itself and |
charge unit quantity unit | a measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows) |
complex number complex quantity imaginary number imaginary | (mathematics) a number of the form abi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of - |
large indefinite quantity large indefinite amount | an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude |
small indefinite quantity small indefinite amount | an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
batting average hitting average | (baseball) a measure of a batter's performance, the number of base hits divided by the number of official times at bat, Ted Williams once had a batting average above . |
batting average | (an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times some effort succeeds, the salesman's batting average was out of |
fielding average | (baseball) a measure of a fielder's performance, the number of assists and putouts divided by the number of chances |
average | (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities |
average average out | compute the average of |
average | achieve or reach on average, He averaged a C |
come b add up amount | develop into, This idea will never amount to anything, nothing came of his grandiose plans |
total number add up come amount | add up in number or quantity, The bills amounted to $,, The bill came to $, |
average average out | amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain, The number of hours I work per work averages out to |
amount | be tantamount or equivalent to, Her action amounted to a rebellion |
average ordinary | lacking special distinction, rank, or status, commonly encountered, average people, the ordinary (or common) man in the street |
average intermediate medium | around the middle of a scale of evaluation, an orange of average size, intermediate capacity, medium bombers |
average mean(a) | approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value, the average income in New England is below that of the nation, of average height for his age, the mean annual rainfall |
median(a) average | 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), the median value of , , and i, the median income for the year was $, |
modal(a) average | relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution, the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak i |
average fair mediocre middling | lacking exceptional quality or ability, a novel of average merit, only a fair performance of the sonata, in fair health, the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average, the performance was middling at best |
on the average on average | typically, on average he watches three movies a week |
wholesale in large quantities | on a large scale without careful discrimination, I buy food wholesale |