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percent

a proportion multiplied by 100; a percentage is a way of expressing a proportion, a ratio or a fraction as a whole number, by using 100 as the denominator. A number such as "45%" ("45 percent" or "45 per cent") is shorthand for the fraction 45/100 or 0.

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  • percent, percents, pct, percentage, percentages, per centum, percent sign, percent signs, centigraph


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