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Average and mean are the same thing (sum of everything divided by total number of things). Median is the middle number.
Colloquially, average is the mean. Mathematically, average can be either mean, median, or mode.
No, that's just the arithmetic mean. There a other often more appropriate means that can be used. Arithmetic mean is just the one most commonly taught.