proportion vs batting average

batting average vs proportion

proportion and batting average both are nouns.

proportion is a verb but batting average is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
proportion	Yes	No	Yes	No
batting average	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, batting average is a hyponym of proportion; that is, batting average is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than proportion:

proportion: the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
batting average: (an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times some effort succeeds

Other hyponyms of proportion include case-fatality proportion, case-to-infection proportion, case-to-infection ratio, content, rate, scale, golden mean, golden section, pct, per centum, percent, percentage.

proportion (noun)	batting average (noun)
magnitude or extent	(baseball) a measure of a batter's performance; the number of base hits divided by the number of official times at bat
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)	(an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times some effort succeeds
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
balance among the parts of something

proportion (verb)	batting average (verb)
adjust in size relative to other things
give pleasant proportions to

Difference between proportion and batting average

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