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Definitions for percent
pərˈsɛntper·cent

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. percentage, percent, per centum, pctnoun

    a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)

Wiktionary

  1. percentnoun

    A part or other object per hundred

    A resolution must receive fifty-one percent of the votes to pass.

  2. percentnoun

    percentage.

  3. Etymology: per centum.

Wikipedia

  1. 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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  1. 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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  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'percent' in Written Corpus Frequency: #394

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'percent' in Nouns Frequency: #1413

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of percent in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of percent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of percent in a Sentence

  1. Matt Gorman:

    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.

  2. Camilo Perez:

    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.

  3. Mike Osterholm:

    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.

  4. Murray Rubin:

    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.

  5. Brooks Koepka:

    It's not bad enough that I can't play, but it's not good enough to be 100 percent.

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