The word average can technically refer to arithmetic mean, median, mode, or range. That’s why you were probably taught them at the same time. That’s also why tests like the ACT tend to have a * at the top that says something along the lines of “The word average indicates arithmetic mean.”
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Burninator05@lemmy.world 5 months ago
The mode human body contains enough bones to make a complete human skeleton. The average human body doesn’t have enought.
JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 5 months ago
morrowind@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
I have never in my life seen it refer to anything but the mean
JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Because mean is the most common form of average. But, for example, when referring to salaries, the words median and average are often used interchangeably.
BA834024112@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
This isn’t true at all
MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 5 months ago
evidences@lemmy.world 5 months ago
This depends entirely on how many people there are out there with missing limbs.
MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 5 months ago
It would have to be a lot considering that a baby has a full set of bones while a missing limb is generally only a few of them.
evidences@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Half the bones in a adult human are in the hands and feet. I don’t know if there’s enough missing limbs to offset fetus skeletons but I there’s a whole lot of bones missing in a double amputee.
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 5 months ago
Different perspective: Even if you miss a limb your body contains the full 100% of the skeleton you can find in a person missing that limb.
There still complete human beings even if their body has a unique challenge.
ohitsbreadley@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months ago
I appreciate what you’re saying here - people come in all shapes and sizes, with different abilities, limb counts, etc. Every one is a human being deserving respect and dignity.
But OP didn’t say “a complete human being” - it said “a complete human skeleton.”
If an individual is missing a limb, by birth or by accident, they don’t have a complete skeleton. It’s a plain fact. Doesn’t mean they are any less human.
dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Are infinitesimally shaved average bones not bones? Idk who is the bone authority responsible for making that decision.
Tremble@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
There are a lot of people missing bones, but I don’t think anyone has extra, so….
CulturedLout@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
What about people with extra fingers and toes? Parasitic twins?
Goatmom@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
Pregnant women as well. Now their human body contains two skeletons, thus raising the average number of bones in a human body by a considerable amount. I would guess there’s probably more pregnant women than there are people missing limbs.
TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 5 months ago
My wife has an extra rib above her collarbone.
dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Plenty of people do. My sister for example had bones in her feet that never fused and had to have an extra removed. I guess that’s pretty common
Exatron@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Some people were born with extra fingers, and sometimes entire extra limbs.
Greg@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
The additional ~200 bones from fetuses in late stage pregnant woman would be more than the missing bones from amputees etc. OPs statement is accurate.
jaybone@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Wouldn’t they be too small though?
JaymesRS@literature.cafe 5 months ago
Skeleton size or proportionality not specified.
QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world 5 months ago
You can’t use one unfused half-bone in place of one full bone >:(
ohitsbreadley@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months ago
What if we use the little fetus bones to replace some of the smaller adult bones, and take those smaller adult bones to replace some bigger adult bones, and so on until we have a big ol’ femur?
doctorcrimson@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Actually, OP’s statement is still wrong because there are more bones than 1 entire skeleton.