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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'grade point average' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to the average of a student's grades over a period of time, usually calculated on a 4-point scale. For example: "John's grade point average increased from 3.0 to 3.5 when he took extra math courses during the summer."
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grade point average
noun
A method of computing a numerical value for letter grades received in school by assigning each a numeric value and averaging the numbers; the overall average of all courses taken at a time.
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H. Grade point average.
(He has a 3.81 grade point average).
Successful candidates had a mean grade point average of 3.6.
By that, he meant his grade point average.
He also carries a 3.76 grade point average.
Her grade point average dropped to "barely a 3.0".
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His grade-point average is 3.795.
A minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average.
He has said he has a 3.5 grade-point average.
She finished high school with a 3.9 grade-point average.
He says he has a 3.69 grade-point average.
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