Associations to the word «Mean»

MEAN, verb. To intend.

MEAN, verb. (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. [from 8th c.]

MEAN, verb. (intransitive) To have intentions of a given kind. [from 14th c.]

MEAN, verb. (transitive) (usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine. [from 16th c.]

MEAN, verb. To convey meaning.

MEAN, verb. (transitive) To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea). [from 8th c.]

MEAN, verb. (transitive) Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify. [from 8th c.]

MEAN, verb. (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says). [from 18th c.]

MEAN, verb. (transitive) To result in; to bring about. [from 19th c.]

MEAN, verb. (transitive) To be important (to). [from 19th c.]

MEAN, adjective. (obsolete) Common; general.

MEAN, adjective. Of a common or low origin, grade, or quality; common; humble.

MEAN, adjective. Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.

MEAN, adjective. Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.

MEAN, adjective. Of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.

MEAN, adjective. Niggardly; penurious; miserly; stingy.

MEAN, adjective. Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating; small.

MEAN, adjective. Selfish; acting without consideration of others; unkind.

MEAN, adjective. Causing or intending to cause intentional harm; bearing ill will towards another; cruel; malicious.

MEAN, adjective. Powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging.

MEAN, adjective. Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.

MEAN, adjective. (informal) (often childish) Difficult, tricky.

MEAN, adjective. Having the mean (see noun below) as its value.

MEAN, adjective. (obsolete) Middling; intermediate; moderately good, tolerable.

MEAN, noun. (now) (chiefly in the plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result. [from 14th c.]

MEAN, noun. (obsolete) (in the singular) An intermediate step or intermediate steps.

MEAN, noun. Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium. [from 14th c.]

MEAN, noun. (music) (now) (historical) The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument. [from 15th c.]

MEAN, noun. (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean. [from 15th c.]

MEAN, noun. (mathematics) Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.

MEAN, noun. (mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.

MEAN, verb. (now) (Ireland) (UK regional) To complain, lament.

MEAN, verb. (now) (Ireland) (UK regional) To pity; to comfort.

MEAN ABSOLUTE DEVIATION, noun. (statistics) In a set of data, the average of the absolute values of the deviations from a chosen central point.

MEAN ANOMALY, noun. (astronomy) (celestial mechanics) An orbital parameter of a celestial body (in an elliptic orbit); the mean motion multiplied by the time since the last passage through periapsis; the angle PCM (measured in radians) defined by P = the periapsis, C = the center of the elliptical orbit, and M = the mean planet.

MEAN BUSINESS, verb. (idiomatic) (used to convey serious intent) To be serious, especially where achieving a specific end against opposition is concerned.

MEAN DISTANCE BETWEEN FAILURE, noun. (rail transport) (road transport) A measure of reliability that expresses the average distance travelled by a type of lorry, bus, rolling stock, etc, before preventative or reparative maintenance is required.

MEAN FREE PATH, noun. (physics) the average distance travelled between two similar events; especially by molecules in a gas or liquid, electrons or phonons in a crystal or neutrons in a moderator

MEAN MOTION, noun. (astronomy) (celestial mechanics) An angle of \(2 \pi\) (radians) divided by the orbital period (of a celestial body in an elliptic orbit).

MEAN PLANET, noun. (astronomy) (celestial mechanics) An imaginary celestial body (corresponding to another, real, orbiting one) which orbits with constant speed along an auxiliary circle (a circle which shares a diameter with the major axis of the elliptical orbit of the corresponding real celestial body), such that its position coincides with the position of the corresponding, real celestial body when that body passes through periapsis.

MEAN PROPORTIONAL, noun. The geometric mean.

MEAN PROPORTIONALS, noun. Plural of mean proportional

MEAN SOLAR DAY, noun. The average length of a solar day, used for practical timekeeping

MEAN SPIRITED, adjective. Alternative spelling of mean-spirited

MEAN SQUARE, noun. The average of the squares of a set of numbers.

MEAN STANDARD, noun. The mean absolute deviation.

MEAN STANDARD, noun. Commonly accepted standard or value.

MEAN THE WORLD TO, verb. (idiomatic) To be loved or cared about a great deal by.

MEAN TIME, noun. A variant spelling of meantime.

MEAN TIME, noun. A mean (average) amount of time.

MEAN TIME TO FAILURE, noun. (engineering) time taken for a part or system to fail for the first time.

MEAN VALUE THEOREM, noun. (calculus) a statement that claims that given an arc of a differentiable curve, there is at least one point on that arc at which the derivative of the curve is equal to the average derivative of the arc.

MEAN WORLD SYNDROME, noun. A phenomenon whereby violence-related content of mass media makes viewers believe that the world is more dangerous than it actually is.

MEAN, noun. An average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n.

MEAN, verb. Mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?".

MEAN, verb. Have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers".

MEAN, verb. Denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means".

MEAN, verb. 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".

MEAN, verb. Have a specified degree of importance; "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything".

MEAN, verb. 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!".

MEAN, verb. Destine or designate for a certain purpose; "These flowers were meant for you".

MEAN, adjective. 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".

MEAN, adjective. Characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood".

MEAN, adjective. Having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics".

MEAN, adjective. Excellent; "famous for a mean backhand".

MEAN, adjective. Marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut".

MEAN, adjective. (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip".

MEAN, adjective. (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt.

MEAN, adjective. Of no value or worth; "I was caught in the bastardly traffic".