La moyenne
Example: La moyenne des notes est calculée chaque trimestre.
Definition
"La moyenne" refers to the average or mean value obtained by adding several numbers and dividing the total by the quantity of those numbers. It is commonly used in research and statistics to summarize data, such as in the phrase 'La moyenne des notes est calculée chaque trimestre.'
Etymology
The phrase "la moyenne" comes from the Old French word 'moien' meaning 'middle' or 'medium.' It is related to the Latin 'medianus,' which means 'in the middle.' Did you know that the concept of average has been used since ancient times to represent the central tendency of data?
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"La moyenne" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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