Meaning
Used to express an average or general tendency across data.
Primary Function
Describing averages or general trends
Communicative Purpose
To present an average or typical situation
Pattern
im Schnitt
Core Structure
im Schnitt
Função primária
Describing averages or general trends
Propósito comunicativo
To present an average or typical situation
Situações de gatilho
Explaining statistics, stating averages, making general claims about data
Contextos
Everyday speech, reports, discussions about data
Padrão
im Schnitt
Estrutura central
im Schnitt
Slots de substituição
None — the phrase is fixed with no variable slots.
Colocados típicos
- von
- der
- die
- Werten
- Temperaturen
Substituições comuns
- im Durchschnitt (slightly more formal)
- durchschnittlich (adjective)
Erros comuns
Using it for single values instead of averages; confusing it with 'im Durchschnitt' in formal contexts.
Similar / contraste
im Durchschnitt, durchschnittlich, einzeln (opposite)
Interferências
English speakers may mistakenly translate literally as "in the cut", which does not convey the statistical meaning.
Família do chunk
- im Durchschnitt
- durchschnittlich
- im Großen und Ganzen
Nuance
Emphasizes an approximate average, not necessarily the exact arithmetic mean.
Efeito pragmático
Conveys objectivity and statistical neutrality.
Dica de memória
on average
Nota
Die Wendung ist in Alltagssprache und Berichten üblich, wirkt jedoch etwas informeller als "im Durchschnitt".
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