Meaning of mean
Definition of mean
(adj)
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"
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"
excellent; "famous for a mean backhand"
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip"
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
(verb)
mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
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"
have a specified degree of importance; "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything"