Der Durchschnitt
Example: Der Durchschnitt der Noten in der Klasse ist gut.
Definition
"Der Durchschnitt" refers to the average value or mean of a set of numbers, often used in research to summarize data. For example, "Der Durchschnitt der Noten in der Klasse ist gut" means the average grades in the class are good.
Etymology
The German word "der Durchschnitt" comes from the verb "durchschneiden," meaning to cut through, combined with "schnitt" meaning cut. It originally referred to a cross-section or slice through something, which later evolved to mean the statistical average or middle value, as if cutting through data to find the center.
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"Der Durchschnitt" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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