An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

A number representing a group of quantities, obtained by adding each quantity of the group and dividing the total by the number of quantities. Same as → arithmetic mean.

Etymology (EN): From O.Fr. avarie “damage to ship,” from It. avaria or maybe avere, O.Fr. aveir “property, goods,” from L. habere “to have.” Meaning shifted to “equal sharing of such loss by the interested parties.”

Etymology (PE): Miyângin “the middle; middle-sized; the middle pearl in a string,” from miyân, → middle, + -gin a suffix forming adjectives of possession.