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Batting average   /bˈætɪŋ ˈævərɪdʒ/   Listen
Batting average

noun
1.
(baseball) a measure of a batter's performance; the number of base hits divided by the number of official times at bat.  Synonym: hitting average.
2.
(an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times some effort succeeds.





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"Batting average" Quotes from Famous Books



... is no more an accident than the ball player's batting average is a streak of luck. It is putting the right hits in the right place and keeping the ...
— More Toasts • Marion Dix Mosher


Words linked to "Batting average" :   average, proportion, baseball, baseball game


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