A metric used in NBA basketball that is similar to Field Goal Percentage, but adds an additional parameter.
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) politics. a. the middle of a term of office, esp of a presidential term, when congressional and local elections are held. b. (as modifier): midterm elections.
midterm(noun) the middle of the gestation period. midterm(noun) middle of an academic term or a political term in office. midterm examination, midterm exam, midterm(noun) an examination administered in the middle of an academic term.