averaging
v.v. to have a particular amount as a middle or typical value over a period of time. You use this when you look at several different numbers and find the result in the middle.
v. calculating or reaching a mean value over a specific period or set of data. Often used in the present participle form to describe a consistent trend or rate.
The car is averaging sixty miles per hour on the highway.
The local bakery is averaging three hundred customers a day since they introduced the new breakfast menu.
Despite the seasonal fluctuations in tourism, the hotel is averaging an eighty percent occupancy rate, which suggests a strong recovery compared to the previous fiscal year.
Often used in the continuous form ('is averaging') to describe a current trend or rate.