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In physical attractiveness studies, averageness describes the physical beauty that results from averaging the facial features of people of the same gender and approximately the same age. The majority of averageness studies have focused on photographic overlay studies of human faces, in which images are morphed together. The term "average" is used strictly to denote the technical definition of the mathematical mean. An averaged face is not unremarkable, but is, in fact, quite good looking. Nor is it typical in the sense of common or frequently occurring in the population, though it appears familiar, and is typical in the sense that it is a good example of a face that is representative of the category of faces.

Averageness - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Perceived beauty of an 'averaged' face This article is about the perceived attractiveness of the averaged human face. For the mathematics concept, see Average . In physical attractiveness studies, averageness describes the physical beauty that results from averaging the facial features of people of the same gender and approximately the same age. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The majority of averageness studies have focused on photographic overlay studies of human faces, in which images are m

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