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Definition of "one-hundredth" []

  • The second decimal digit in a percentage (noun)

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Use "one-hundredth" in a sentence
  • "He was four-tenths of a per cent Tuscan, three per cent Spanish Moor, seven per cent Danish, and one one-hundredth of a per cent Egyptian."
  • "He had always liked the pyramids and mummy movies, but one one-hundredth was nothing to get too excited over."
  • "A basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point; 100 basis points equal a percentage point."