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particular average
a loss at sea, as through accident or negligence, that is borne solely by the owner of the lost property. Abbreviation: P.A. -
slugging average
a measure of the effectiveness of a batter in making base hits, obtained by dividing the total bases reached by hitting by the number of official times at bat and carrying out the result to three decimal places. A batter making 275 total bases in 500 times at bat has a slugging average of .550. -
average joe
An average Joe is an average or ordinary man. -
batting average
in baseball, a figure expressing the average batting efficiency of a player or team, figured by dividing the number of base hits by the number of official at-bats -
dow jones average
The Dow Jones Average is a daily measurement of stock-exchange prices, based on the average price of a selected number of securities. -
earned run average
a measure of the effectiveness of a pitcher, obtained by dividing the number of earned runs scored against the pitcher by the number of innings pitched and multiplying the result by nine. A pitcher yielding three earned runs in nine innings has an earned run average of 3.00. Abbreviation: ERA, era.