ETYM Old Eng. mene, Old Fren. meiien, French moyen, from Latin medianus that is in the middle, from medius; akin to Eng. mid. Related to Mid.
(Homonym: mien).
1. Used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; SYN. mingy, miserly, little, small, tight.
2. (Slang) Excellent.

An average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n .
In mathematics, a measure of the average of a number of terms or quantities. The simple arithmetic mean is the average value of the quantities, that is, the sum of the quantities divided by their number. The weighted mean takes into account the frequency of the terms that are summed; it is calculated by multiplying each term by the number of times it occurs, summing the results and dividing this total by the total number of occurrences. The geometric mean of n quantities is the nth root of their product. In statistics, it is a measure of central tendency of a set of data.

ETYM Rare, except in the phrase to mean well, or ill.
(Homonym: mien).
(Irregular preterit, past participle: meant).
1. To denote or connote; SYN. intend, signify, stand for.
2. To mean or intend to express or convey; SYN. intend.
3. To destine or designate for a certain purpose.
4. To have a specified degree of importance.