Average
In mathematics, an average is a measure of the "middle" or "typical" value of a data set. It is thus a measure of central tendency.
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“The idea that leisure is of value in itself is only conditionally true.... The average man simply spends his leisure as a dog spends it. His recreations are all puerile, and the time supposed to benefit him really only stupefies him.”
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