Take the Zune: fantastic software hampered by just average hardware that had limited market distribution.
The astronomical prices (sometimes edging past the half-million dollar mark, for horses that were just above average) that cropped up occasionally in better times, he said, are a thing of the past.
That allows researchers to fully understand the spectrum of interactions across time, rather than just the group average that was the best that many biological tools could previously provide.
And it isn't just average productivity that declines; it is also peak productivity, those rare moments of transcendence when important breakthroughs are made.
It wasn't just the averages that were unusual for the first 11 months of 2012, either: the U.S. Climate Extremes Index, which keeps track of extreme highs and lows in temperatures, precipitation, drought and tropical cyclones in the contiguous U.S., reported that the January-November period was the most extreme on record.
The winning shot capped Walker's worst shooting performance of the season (6 of 18), but he still finished with 24 points, just off his 25.6 average that is second in the nation.
It is often referred to as one of Russia's AIDS capitals; but while its reported HIV infection rate is higher than the average, that may just be because it set up a vigorous (and controversial) testing programme early on.
With an average that has just dipped below 20 for the series, these are decidedly not good times for Michael Clarke.
But judging by the A.I.C.'s 4 percent vacancy rate, which is well below industry average, that is just fine with many of the businesses there.
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