What is the meaning of batting average?

noun

  • Baseball) a measure of a batter's performance; the number of base hits divided by the number of official times at bat. (
    • usage: "Ted Williams once had a batting average above. 400"
  • An extension of the baseball term. ( the proportion of times some effort succeeds)
    • usage: "the salesman's batting average was 7 out of 12"
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