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# avg {#agg_function-avg}
Calculates the arithmetic mean.
**Syntax**
``` sql
avg(x)
```
**Arguments**
- `x` — Values.
`x` must be
[Integer](../../../sql-reference/data-types/int-uint.md),
[floating-point](../../../sql-reference/data-types/float.md), or
[Decimal](../../../sql-reference/data-types/decimal.md).
**Returned value**
- `NaN` if the supplied parameter is empty.
- Mean otherwise.
**Return type** is always [Float64](../../../sql-reference/data-types/float.md).
**Example**
Query:
``` sql
SELECT avg(x) FROM values('x Int8', 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
```
Result:
``` text
┌─avg(x)─┐
│ 2.5 │
└────────┘
```
**Example**
Query:
``` sql
CREATE table test (t UInt8) ENGINE = Memory;
SELECT avg(t) FROM test
```
Result:
``` text
┌─avg(x)─┐
│ nan │
└────────┘
```