averaging
Definition 1
Investing: Method of building a portfolio of investments by investing a fixed amount of money at fixed intervals in different securities (according to their current price). It involves buying a security when its price is low (called averaging in) and selling when its price is high (called averaging out). See also constant dollar plan.
Definition 2
Statistics: Alternative term for exponential smoothing.
averaging is in the Investing and Statistics, Mathematics, & Analysis subjects.
averaging appears in the definitions of the following terms: jury of executive opinion, stock index, consensus-based forecast and median
averaging appears in the other terms: dollar cost averaging, cost averaging, value averaging
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