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What is another word for hundredths?

Pronunciation: [hˈʌndɹədθs] (IPA)

The term "hundredths" refers to a fraction in which the denominator is 100. Some synonyms for hundredths include percent, per centum, one hundredth part, and 0.01. The term "percentage" is also a synonym for hundredths, as it refers to a rate or proportion per hundred, such as a percentage increase or decrease. Another synonym for hundredths is "decimal," as one hundredth can be written as 0.01 in decimal form. Whether you are working with fractions, percentages, or decimals, understanding synonyms for hundredths can help you communicate more accurately and effectively in mathematical contexts.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Hundredths

The pendulum spring of a watch, which governs the vibrations of the balance, costs at the retail price two pence, and weighs fifteen one-hundredths of a grain, whilst the retail price of a pound of the best iron, the raw material out of which fifty thousand such springs are made, is exactly the same sum of two pence.
"On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures"
Charles Babbage
The tip of the loop is then immersed in nitric acid and dissolved in the silver, leaving an exquisitely fine platinum wire a few hundredths of an inch in length and having a resistance of about thirty ohms.
"Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy"
John Ambrose Fleming
"Somehow our family seems to be made up of odd hundredths.
"Hetty Wesley"
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

Famous quotes with Hundredths

  • In this sport luck and tragedy are only a few hundredths of seconds apart from each other.
    Jacky Ickx
  • That feeling is the same whether you're on either side of the hundredths. Obviously, it's great to win the world championship, but if you put down that kind of skiing, it's awesome either way.
    Bode Miller
  • There is always a multitude of reasons both in favor of doing a thing and against doing it. The art of debate lies in presenting them; the art of life lies in neglecting ninety-nine hundredths of them.
    Mark Rutherford

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