Average
Average adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.
Selected
Selected adjective - Singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking.
Usage example: a selected brand of ice cream with an exceptionally high butterfat content
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Synonyms for Selected
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Joe from Idiocracy was selected for the suspended animation experiment because he's so totally average.
Source: Ridiculously Average Guy - There is a Donald Duck short comic spoofing the story "Null-P" mentioned below: Donald is selected by a computer to be completely average, which makes him an instant celebrity.
Source: Ridiculously Average Guy -
Average Damage only tells you how much damage the selected gun can inflict with an Average Damage Roll.
Source: Video Game / World of Tanks
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