Entertainment / Baseball / Batting Average: The number of at-bats divided by the number of hits. A .300 batting average (ex. 180 hits in 600 at-bats) is a standard goal.
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Average Adjective Synonyms: normal, common,ual, customary, general, typical, ordinary, regular
Average Noun Synonyms: mean, norm,ual, standard
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Lifestyle / College / Grade Point Average (GPA): A student's grade point average is the equivalent of his or her average for curriculum course work. Each letter grade has an equivalent point value: A = 4 points, B = 3 points, C = 2, D = 1 and F = 0. MORE
Entertainment / Ice Hockey / Goals Against Average: The average number of goals given up per 60-minute game by a goaltender or a team within a given period of time. The average is computed by dividing goals against by minutes played and multiplying the MORE
Business / Finance / IBCs Money Fund Report Average: Fifth letter of a Nasdaq stock symbol specifying that it is the third preferred bond of the company. MORE
Lifestyle / College / Letter Grades-Grade Point Averages (GPA): Most colleges use both letter grades and GPA's in determining students' grades. Grades at most colleges are figured using the following method: A's are worth 4 points, B's are worth 3 points, C's are MORE
Business / Accounting / Moving Average: A way of smoothing out (i.e. removing the highs and lows) of a series of figures (usually shown as a graph). If you have, say, 12 months of sales figures and you decide on a moving average period of 3 MORE
Business / Finance / Lipper Mutual Fund Industry Average: The average level of performance for all mutual funds, as reported by Lipper Analytical Services. MORE