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Percent

Definition/Scope Note: 

A percent is a ratio whose second term is 100. Percent means parts per hundred. The word comes from the Latin phrase per centum, which means per hundred. In mathematics, we use the symbol % for percent.

Source: https://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol4/meaning_percent


Related Terms:

  • Proportion 
  • Rate
  • Ratio 
  • Duty 
  • Percent

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