Since  is the distance from a given number to the mean, one way to interpret this property is by saying that the numbers to the left of the mean are balanced by the numbers to the right.
sˈɪns ɪz ðə dˈɪstəns fɹʌm ɐ ɡˈɪvən nˈʌmbɚ tə ðə mˈiːn, wˈʌn wˈeɪ tʊ ɪntˈɜːpɹɪt ðɪs pɹˈɑːpɚɾi ɪz baɪ sˈeɪɪŋ ðætðə nˈʌmbɚz tə ðə lˈɛft ʌvðə mˈiːn ɑːɹ bˈælənst baɪ ðə nˈʌmbɚz tə ðə ɹˈaɪt.