Kind vs. Mean — What's the Difference?

A doubtful or borderline member of a given category

There are several kinds of mean in mathematics, especially in statistics: For a data set, the arithmetic mean, also known as average or arithmetic average, is a central value of a finite set of numbers: specifically, the sum of the values divided by the number of values. The arithmetic mean of a set of numbers x1, x2, ..., xn is typically denoted by x ¯ {\displaystyle {\bar {x}}} .

A group of people or things having similar characteristics

Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify

Each of the elements (bread and wine) of the Eucharist

Intend (something) to occur or be the case

Having or showing a friendly, generous, and considerate nature

Have as a consequence or result

Having or showing a friendly, generous, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature.

Unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous

Agreeable or beneficial

Unkind, spiteful, or unfair

A group of individuals or instances sharing common traits; a category or sort

(especially of a place) poor in quality and appearance; shabby

Underlying character as a determinant of the class to which a thing belongs; nature or essence.

Very skilful or effective; excellent

The natural order or course of things; nature.

(of a quantity) calculated as a mean; average

Manner or fashion.

Equally far from two extremes

Lineal ancestry or descent.

The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average

Lineal ancestors or descendants considered as a group.

A condition, quality, or course of action equally removed from two opposite extremes

A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.

To be used to convey; denote

A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.

To act as a symbol of; signify or represent

(archaic) One's inherent nature; character, natural disposition.

To intend to convey or indicate

(archaic) Family, lineage.

To have as a purpose or an intention; intend

(archaic) Manner.

To design, intend, or destine for a certain purpose or end

Goods or services used as payment, as e.g. in barter.

To have as a consequence; bring about

Equivalent means used as response to an action.

To have the importance or value of

(Christianity) Each of the two elements of the communion service, bread and wine.

To have intentions of a specified kind; be disposed

Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others.

Lacking in kindness; unkind

Affectionate.

Cruel, spiteful, or malicious

Favorable.

Expressing spite or malice

Mild, gentle, forgiving

Tending toward or characterized by cruelty or violence

Gentle; tractable; easily governed.

Extremely unpleasant or disagreeable

(obsolete) Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.

Ignoble; base

Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.

Occupying a middle or intermediate position between two extremes.

Having feelings befitting our common nature; congenial; sympathetic; as, a kind man; a kind heart.

Intermediate in size, extent, quality, time, or degree; medium.

Showing tenderness or goodness; disposed to do good and confer happiness; averse to hurting or paining; benevolent; benignant; gracious.

Something having a position, quality, or condition midway between extremes; a medium.

Proceeding from, or characterized by, goodness, gentleness, or benevolence; as, a kind act.

A number that typifies a set of numbers, such as a geometric mean or an arithmetic mean.

Gentle; tractable; easily governed; as, a horse kind in harness.

The average value of a set of numbers.

Nature; natural instinct or disposition.

(Logic) The middle term in a syllogism.

Race; genus; species; generic class; as, in mankind or humankind.

Means (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A method, a course of action, or an instrument by which an act can be accomplished or an end achieved.

Sort; type; class; nature; style; character; fashion; manner; variety; description; as, there are several kinds of eloquence, of style, and of music; many kinds of government; various kinds of soil, etc.

Money, property, or other wealth

To beget.

Great wealth

A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality;

To intend.

Having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior;

(transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.

Liberal;

(intransitive) To have as intentions of a given kind.

Conducive to comfort; beneficial;

To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine.

Expressing sympathy

(transitive) To intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation.[https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/i_mean%20I%20mean]

Characterized by mercy, and compassion;

To convey (a meaning).

Agreeable;

(transitive) To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea).

Helpful to other people;

(transitive) Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify.

Tolerant and forgiving under provocation;

(transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.

Showing consideration and anticipation of needs;

(transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).

Generously responsive;

(transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).

(usually with to) To be of some level of importance.

To lament.

(obsolete) Common; general.

Of a common or low origin, grade, or quality; common; humble.

Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.

Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.

Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.

Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.

Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating.

Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.

Powerful; fierce; strong.

(colloquial) Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.

Difficult, tricky.

Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.

(obsolete) Middling; intermediate; moderately good, tolerable.

A method or course of action used to achieve some result.

An intermediate step or intermediate steps.

Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.

The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.

(statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean.

(mathematics) Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.

(mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.

To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do?

To signify; to indicate; to import; to denote.

To have a purpose or intention.

Destitute of distinction or eminence; common; low; vulgar; humble.

Wanting dignity of mind; low-minded; base; destitute of honor; spiritless; as, a mean motive.

Of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.

Of poor quality; as, mean fare.

Penurious; stingy; close-fisted; illiberal; as, mean hospitality.

Occupying a middle position; middle; being about midway between extremes.

Intermediate in excellence of any kind.

Average; having an intermediate value between two extremes, or between the several successive values of a variable quantity during one cycle of variation; as, mean distance; mean motion; mean solar day.

That which is mean, or intermediate, between two extremes of place, time, or number; the middle point or place; middle rate or degree; mediocrity; medium; absence of extremes or excess; moderation; measure.

A quantity having an intermediate value between several others, from which it is derived, and of which it expresses the resultant value; usually, unless otherwise specified, it is the simple average, formed by adding the quantities together and dividing by their number, which is called an arithmetical mean. A geometrical mean is the nth root of the product of the n quantities being averaged.

That through which, or by the help of which, an end is attained; something tending to an object desired; intermediate agency or measure; necessary condition or coagent; instrument.

Resources; property, revenue, or the like, considered as the condition of easy livelihood, or an instrumentality at command for effecting any purpose; disposable force or substance.

A part, whether alto or tenor, intermediate between the soprano and base; a middle part.

Meantime; meanwhile.

A mediator; a go-between.

An average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

Mean or intend to express or convey;

Have as a logical consequence;

Denote or connote;

Have in mind as a purpose;

Have a specified degree of importance;

Intend to refer to;

Destine or designate for a certain purpose;

Approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value;

Characterized by malice;

Having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality;

Excellent;

Marked by poverty befitting a beggar;

Used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity;

Used of sums of money; so small in amount as to deserve contempt