What part of speech is the word average?

The word "average" can be several parts of speech depending on how it's used:

* Adjective: Describes a typical or middle value.

* Example: "The average temperature this month was 25 degrees."

* Noun: Refers to the typical or middle value.

* Example: "The average of 5, 10, and 15 is 10."

* Verb: To calculate the average.

* Example: "We averaged our scores to see who won."

So, the part of speech depends on the context!