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Definitions for percent
pərˈsɛntper·cent
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Princeton's WordNet
percentage, percent, per centum, pctnoun
a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
Wiktionary
percentnoun
A part or other object per hundred
A resolution must receive fifty-one percent of the votes to pass.
percentnoun
percentage.
Etymology: per centum.
Wikipedia
percent
In mathematics, a percentage (from Latin: per centum, "by a hundred") is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100. It is often denoted using the percent sign, "%", although the abbreviations "pct.", "pct" and sometimes "pc" are also used. A percentage is a dimensionless number (pure number); it has no unit of measurement.
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percent
A percent or percentage is a mathematical term used to express a number or ratio as a fraction of 100. It is often denoted using the symbol "%". For example, if 50 out of 100 people have blue eyes, we say that 50% of the people have blue eyes. It is also used to indicate proportional relationships.
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precent
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of percent in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of percent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of percent in a Sentence
Improved air quality around Heathrow is not negotiable. The Heathrow executives've made clear that Heathrow is already playing its part in tackling emissions around the airport - The Heathrow executives've reduced them by 16 percent over a five-year period, and The Heathrow executives will continue.
It's a good showing, in line with what was expected given the context, and it supports our forecast that the economy will grow around 3.3 percent this year.
This thing's not going to stop until it infects 60 to 70 percent of people, the idea that this is going to be done soon defies microbiology.
We spend more than 85 percent of our money contributions on our mission, so we’re a lean, mean organization so to speak, we don’t spend a tremendous amount on fundraising— we don’t have mass mailings, we don’t have advertising, we’re totally privately funded.
It's not bad enough that I can't play, but it's not good enough to be 100 percent.
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- persentAfrikaans
- في المائة, بالمائةArabic
- faizAzerbaijani
- адсотак, працэнтBelarusian
- процентBulgarian
- per centCatalan, Valencian
- procentoCzech
- procentDanish
- ProzentGerman
- τοις εκατόGreek
- pocento, elcento, procentoEsperanto
- por ciento, porcientoSpanish
- protsentEstonian
- درصدPersian
- prosentti, sadasosaFinnish
- pourcentFrench
- às a' cheudScottish Gaelic
- אחוזHebrew
- फ़ीसदीHindi
- százalékHungarian
- տոկոսArmenian
- hundraðshluti, prósenta, hundraðstalaIcelandic
- per centoItalian
- パーセントJapanese
- პროცენტიGeorgian
- процент, пайызKazakh
- ភាគរយKhmer
- 퍼센트Korean
- per centumLatin
- ເປີເຊັນLao
- procentas, nuošimtisLithuanian
- procentsLatvian
- ōrauMāori
- насто, процентMacedonian
- peratusMalay
- procentDutch
- procentPolish
- percentoPortuguese
- procent, la sutăRomanian
- процентRussian
- проценат, posto, odsto, procenat, постотак, postotak, посто, одстоSerbo-Croatian
- percentoSlovak
- odstotekSlovene
- përqindAlbanian
- procentSwedish
- சதவீதம், விழுக்காடுTamil
- శాతంTelugu
- เปอร์เซ็นต์Thai
- faiz, yüzdeTurkish
- процент, відсотокUkrainian
- جیصدیUrdu
- phần trămVietnamese
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