| NOUN | relation | batting average, hitting average | (baseball) a measure of a batter's performance |
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| relation | batting average | (an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times some effort succeeds |
| Meaning | (baseball) a measure of a batter's performance; the number of base hits divided by the number of official times at bat. | |
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| Example | "Ted Williams once had a batting average above .400" | |
| Synonym | hitting average | |
| Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
| Broader | average | (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities |
| Meaning | (an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times some effort succeeds. | |
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| Example | "the salesman's batting average was 7 out of 12" | |
| Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
| Broader | proportion | The quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole / whole |
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