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average score, average mark, mean score
The arithmetic mean of test scores or grades. Commonly used in academic contexts to refer to the class or national average on an exam.
平均点は65点だった。
The average score was 65 points.
今回のテストは平均点が低かった。
The average score on this test was low.
数学の平均点を上回ったので、少し安心した。
I was a bit relieved to have scored above the average in math.
A compound of 平均 (average) and 点 (point, score). One of the most commonly used academic terms in Japan, where test scores and averages are frequently discussed.
USAGE:
平均点を取る means "to get the average score," while 平均点を上回る / 下回る means "to score above / below the average."
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 平均点を上回る: to score above average
- 平均点を下回る: to score below average
- 平均点が高い: the average is high
- 平均点が低い: the average is low
- クラスの平均点: the class average
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 平均: average — the general term for average, not limited to scores
- 偏差値: standard score, deviation score — a statistical measure widely used in Japanese education to rank students
- 合格点: passing score — the minimum score needed to pass