batting_average has definitions from the field of baseball
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[ noun ] (baseball) the percentage of times a batter gets a hit; number of base hits divided by the number of times at bat

Used in print

(Samuel Elkin, "The Ball Player," Nugget, 6: 5...)

My batting_average & & & '' .

`` What difference does your batting_average make ?

Related terms

pct baseball

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[ noun ] (an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times some effort succeeds

Examples

"the salesman's batting average was 7 out of 12"

Used in print

(Raymond J. Corsini et al., Roleplaying in Business...)

The batting_average of one success out of seven increased to one out of three .

Related terms

proportion baseball

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