perfect score
noun
chiefly US
: the number of points that someone can get for answering all the questions correctly on a test, exam, etc.
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So far, 10% of readers who took the quiz got a perfect score and 48% got eight or more questions right.
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Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
The score was the first perfect score on balance beam in Michigan State program history.
—Caroline Price, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Fort Worth’s inspections function on a demerit system: 0 demerits is considered a perfect score.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2025
Carter, of course, got a perfect score of 50 – five judges, 10 points apiece.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
The score was the first perfect score on balance beam in Michigan State program history.
—Caroline Price, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Fort Worth’s inspections function on a demerit system: 0 demerits is considered a perfect score.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2025
Carter, of course, got a perfect score of 50 – five judges, 10 points apiece.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Perfect score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20score. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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