🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

moyenne de points

Pronunciation / Transliteration: moyenne de points

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Grade-Point-Average/ˈɡreɪd pɔɪnt ˈævərɪdʒ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Sa moyenne de points a considérablement augmenté."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A numerical representation of a student's average performance, calculated by assigning point values to grades and averaging them.

    "Her grade-point-average improved significantly after she started studying regularly."
  2. 2

    A standard metric used in educational institutions to assess a student's academic achievements.

    "Colleges often require a minimum grade-point-average for admission."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'grade-point-average' combines 'grade' from Old French 'grade' meaning 'step' or 'degree', 'point' from Latin 'punctum' meaning 'dot' or 'mark', and 'average' from Middle English 'averagium', which referred to a method of calculating a mean. The term evolved in the educational context in the 20th century to quantify academic performance.

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