[discrete]
[[esql-agg-avg]]
=== `AVG`

*Syntax*

[source,esql]
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AVG(column)
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`column`::
Numeric column. If `null`, the function returns `null`.

*Description*

The average of a numeric field.

*Supported types*

The result is always a `double` no matter the input type.

*Example*

[source.merge.styled,esql]
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include::{esql-specs}/stats.csv-spec[tag=avg]
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[%header.monospaced.styled,format=dsv,separator=|]
|===
include::{esql-specs}/stats.csv-spec[tag=avg-result]
|===