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Each dimensional measurement was divided by the total number of slides for each specimen to establish an average length (example: FB length on slide 1 was 0.02 cm; FB length on slide 2 was 0.01. Therefore, the average FB length of this specimen was 0.02 + 0.01/2 = 0.015 cm).
Similarly, when people direct their wants toward "classes" of goals, they tend to figure they'll get a better-than-average example of the class.
Instead we are given a procedure for eliminating such expressions from contexts in which they occur, hence this is another example of an "incomplete symbol" and the definition of an average is an example of a "contextual definition".
A search for nutritional information on "milk" would provide an average value, for example, while "skim milk" would provide a specific answer.
When you put them together, you will get an average prediction, for example 50.
For example, an average of all Google polls, post-first debate, gave Obama a 1.4pt advantage.
If 2,000 people are posting messages about a show, for example, an average of 100,000 people are seeing those messages.
For example, an average drug-discovery company might use as many as one million pipette tips in a week.
For example, an average renter south of 96th Street whose old rent was $1,500, paid $1,815 after moving.
For example, an average game session can last less than a minute as you complete a few deliveries and set the next batch off.
