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For more info on the nautical origins of the word "average," check out this episode of The History of English Podcast: https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/2020

• wolfgang42 6y ago
  Interesting! I assumed “General Average” came from the mathematical sense, but it turns out it was the other way round. Etymonline has a good summary: https://www.etymonline.com/word/average https://www.etymonline.com/word/average