GRADE POINT AVERAGE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted

Synonyms:

GPA; grade point average

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("grade point average" is a kind of...):

criterion; measure; standard; touchstone (a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated)

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