mean

/mˈin/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

mean or intend to express or convey
“You never understand what I mean!”
have as a logical consequence
“The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers”
denote or connote
“`maison' means `house' in French”
have in mind as a purpose
“I mean no harm”
have a specified degree of importance
“My ex-husband means nothing to me”
intend to refer to
“I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France”
destine or designate for a certain purpose
“These flowers were meant for you”

adjective

approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
“the average income in New England is below that of the nation”
characterized by malice
“a hateful thing to do”
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality- Edmund Burke- Shakespeare
“that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble”
excellent
“famous for a mean backhand”
marked by poverty befitting a beggar
“a beggarly existence in the slums”
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
“a mean person”
(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
of no value or worth
“I was caught in the bastardly traffic”

noun

an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

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