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Re:A container ship lost a record 1,800 containers by kissickas on Monday December 07, 2020 @01:18AM (#25329801)
For more info on the nautical origins of the word "average," check out this episode of The History of English Podcast:

https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/2020/04/06/bonus-episode...

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Re:A container ship lost a record 1,800 containers by wolfgang42 on Monday December 07, 2020 @01:25AM (#25329830)
Interesting! I assumed “General Average” came from the mathematical sense, but it turns out it was the other way round. Etymonline has a good summary: https://www.etymonline.com/word/average
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