🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

成績平均点

Pronunciation / Transliteration: seiseki heikin ten

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Grade point average/ɡreɪd pɔɪnt ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女の成績平均点が上がった。"

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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 combines 'grade' from the Latin 'gradus' (step or degree), 'point' from Old French 'point', and 'average' from the Arabic 'awarish' via Mediterranean maritime trade terminology. It emerged in North American educational systems in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to quantitatively measure a student's academic achievement.

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