Average (Noun)

Meaning ¹

(sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities.

Classification

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.

Examples

• The slugger's batting average has improved significantly over the past season, thanks to intense training.
• A batting average of 300 or higher is generally considered exceptional in professional baseball.
• After crunching the numbers, the analyst found that the team's shooting average had increased by 5 percentage points since last year.
• In bowling, the perfect average is 300, but most pros average between 200 and 250 per game.
• With a lifetime batting average of 357, Ted Williams is considered one of the greatest hitters in baseball history.

Hyponyms

• Hitting Average

Meaning ²

A statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes".

Classification

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

Synonyms

• Norm

Hyponyms

• Median Value
• Modal Value
• Mean Value

Related Words

• Average (adjective)
• Average (verb)

Meaning ³

An intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual; "he is about average in height"; "the snowfall this month is below average".

Classification

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.