grade point average
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3.2
- noun
- /ɡreɪd pɔɪnt ˈævərɪdʒ/
- US
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promedio de calificaciones
- Your grade point average is calculated by dividing the total grade points earned by the credits attempted.
- grade point average (GPA)
- cumulative grade point average
- high grade point average
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Examples
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Students look for ways to raise their grade point averages to improve their range of college acceptances.
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This contract states that you will maintain a 2.3 grade point average.
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Your grade point average is extremely low.
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The difference in grade point average was not significant over the same period of time.
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You require your players to maintain a 2.3 grade point average.
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The contract states that the players maintain a 2.3 grade point average.
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It's embarrassing when your mother has a higher grade point average than you do.
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I'm ranked third in our class for grade point average.
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First-generation students report less social and academic satisfaction as well as a lower grade point average.
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Twenty students were selected for HGL based on an established grade point average of 3.0 or greater and faculty recommendation.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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1.3
The usual level of something, often shown by a number
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3.4
A number that shows a student's average grades at school or college
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3.5
The average of a set of numbers
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3.0
A number you get when you add numbers and divide by how many numbers there are
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'grade point average' is directly compositional: it denotes the average of 'grade points' (where 'grade' = academic mark and 'point' = scoring unit) and thus a learner who knows the constituent words can reconstruct its meaning. This is a common, cross-linguistic academic concept and follows standard noun–noun–noun composition, so a B1 learner familiar with the words is likely to understand it.
Etymology
Grade point average comes from a simple school practice: teachers turn each grade (like A, B, C) into a point number and then find the average of those points. So, the phrase means the 'average' number that shows a student's 'school performance'.