ave
平均
解説 Definition
ave は average（平均）の略で、「平均」という意味です。主に表やメモ、短い表示で使われる省略形で、正式な文章では average と書くのが普通です。
Ave is an informal abbreviation of average, used mainly in tables, notes, labels, or other space-limited displays. In formal prose, the full word average is normally preferred, and avg. is another common abbreviation.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
ave は average の省略形なので、表・グラフ・メモの狭い欄にある ave score や ave price から「平均」と判断します。ただし標準的な略記は avg. も多く、正式な文章では average と書くのが安全です。また Ave. は avenue「大通り」の略にもなるため、数値か住所かを文脈で見分けます。
Read ave as a shortened form of average when it appears beside numerical information, as in ave score, ave speed, or ave price. Because it is an abbreviation, it is best suited to charts, notes, headings, and compact labels; write average in normal formal sentences. Also learn avg., a more widely recognized abbreviation for the same word. Context matters because Ave. in an address usually stands for Avenue, not average. Numbers and statistics suggest average, while a street name and address suggest avenue.
例文
The ave score was 78.
平均点は78点でした。
Our ave speed was 60 kilometers per hour.
私たちの平均速度は時速60キロでした。
The chart shows the ave price for each month.
その表は各月の平均価格を示しています。
ave の類義語・関連語
ave の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ave は average の略で、average は古フランス語 avarie を経て、さらにアラビア語 awariya「損傷品」にさかのぼるとされる。船荷の損失を皆で均して負担する意味から「ならした値」へ進み、今の「平均」になった。関連語は average, averaging。
Ave is a modern shortening of average and therefore has no separate ancient origin. Average entered English through French in the context of maritime loss and shared financial liability. Its earlier history is often traced through Mediterranean commercial vocabulary to an Arabic term associated with damaged goods. From the practice of distributing a loss among several parties, average developed financial senses and eventually the mathematical and general meaning of a value representing a group.
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