| mean | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. mean, mean value | an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n. |
| ~ statistics | a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters. |
| ~ average, norm | a statistic describing the location of a distribution.; "it set the norm for American homes" |
| ~ arithmetic mean, expected value, first moment, expectation | the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values. |
| ~ geometric mean | the mean of n numbers expressed as the n-th root of their product. |
| ~ harmonic mean | the mean of n numbers expressed as the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of the numbers. |
| v. (communication) | 2. intend, mean | mean or intend to express or convey.; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?" |
| ~ stand for, symbolize, represent, symbolise, typify | express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol.; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?" |
| ~ convey | make known; pass on, of information.; "She conveyed the message to me" |
| ~ signify | convey or express a meaning.; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?" |
| ~ spell, import | indicate or signify.; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!" |
| ~ aim | direct (a remark) toward an intended goal.; "She wanted to aim a pun" |
| ~ aim, drive, get | move into a desired direction of discourse.; "What are you driving at?" |
| v. (stative) | 3. entail, imply, mean | have as a logical consequence.; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers" |
| ~ necessitate | cause to be a concomitant. |
| v. (communication) | 4. intend, mean, signify, stand for | denote or connote.; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" |
| ~ denote, refer | have as a meaning.; "`multi-' denotes `many' " |
| ~ signify | convey or express a meaning.; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. intend, mean, think | have in mind as a purpose.; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night" |
| ~ design | intend or have as a purpose.; "She designed to go far in the world of business" |
| ~ be after, plan | have the will and intention to carry out some action.; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion" |
| ~ purpose, aim, purport, propose | propose or intend.; "I aim to arrive at noon" |
| v. (stative) | 6. mean | have a specified degree of importance.; "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything" |
| v. (cognition) | 7. have in mind, mean, think of | intend to refer to.; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!" |
| ~ associate, colligate, link, relate, connect, tie in, link up | make a logical or causal connection.; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" |
| ~ cite, mention, refer, advert, name, bring up | make reference to.; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" |
| v. (cognition) | 8. mean | destine or designate for a certain purpose.; "These flowers were meant for you" |
| ~ destine, intend, designate, specify | design or destine.; "She was intended to become the director" |
| adj. | 9. average, mean | 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" |
| ~ statistics | a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters. |
| ~ normal | conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal.; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events" |
| adj. | 10. hateful, mean | characterized by malice.; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood" |
| ~ nasty, awful | offensive or even (of persons) malicious.; "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?" |
| adj. | 11. base, mean, meanspirited | having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality.; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics" |
| ~ ignoble | completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose.; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part" |
| adj. | 12. mean | excellent.; "famous for a mean backhand" |
| ~ argot, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular, slang, cant | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves).; "they don't speak our lingo" |
| ~ skilled | having or showing or requiring special skill.; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade" |
| adj. | 13. beggarly, mean | marked by poverty befitting a beggar.; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut" |
| ~ poor | characterized by or indicating poverty.; "the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town" |
| adj. | 14. mean, mingy, miserly, tight | (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity.; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip" |
| ~ stingy, ungenerous | unwilling to spend.; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" |
| adj. | 15. beggarly, mean | (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt. |
| ~ stingy, ungenerous | unwilling to spend.; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" |
| adj. | 16. bastardly, mean | of no value or worth.; "I was caught in the bastardly traffic" |
| ~ contemptible | deserving of contempt or scorn. |
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