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    11 months ago

    I have never in my life seen it refer to anything but the mean

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      11 months ago

      Because mean is the most common form of average. But, for example, when referring to salaries, the words median and average are often used interchangeably.

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        11 months ago

        This isn’t true at all

        Edit: well they may be used interchangebly, but they’re also used incorrectly in that case