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batting average

batting average noun: a statistical estimation of the scoring ability of a batsman, equal to the total number of runs scored divided by the number of times out.

Noun

batting average (plural batting averages)

  1. A statistical estimation of the scoring ability of a batsman, equal to the total number of runs scored divided by the number of times out.
  2. A statistical estimation of the hitting ability of a batter, equal to the number of hits divided by the number of official at-bats. Normally expressed as a real number instead of an average despite the name.
    • Jones has a .279 batting average.

Forms of batting average

pluralbatting averages

Words formed from batting average

Questions about batting average

What does batting average mean?
Batting average means a statistical estimation of the scoring ability of a batsman, equal to the total number of runs scored divided by the number of times out.
What part of speech is batting average?
Batting average is a noun.
What is the plural of batting average?
The plural of batting average is batting averages.

Words near batting average in the dictionary

  1. batting a thousand
  2. batting about
  3. batting an eye
  4. batting an eyelid
  5. batting around
  6. batting average
  7. batting average on balls in play
  8. batting averages
  9. batting averages on balls in play
  10. batting away
  11. batting cage

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