grade point average

Noun

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

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

grade-point-average

Synonyms

GPA grade point cultural awareness academic success academic performance grades academic excellence analytical abilities mean score cultural understanding average grade cumulative grade point average academic proficiency academic standing average rating

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Antonyms

cognitive decline academic failure academic decline academic deterioration educational decline academic regress

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Hypernyms

standard measure criterion touchstone

Examples

I grew up below the poverty line; I didn't have as much as other people did. I think it made me stronger as a person, it built my character. Now I have a 4.0 grade point average and I want to go to college, and just become a better person. Justin Bieber

Close letter words and terms

grade one grade oner grade point grade point system grade ranking grade rating