Percentage
noun
Part of a total amount, expressed in hundreds.
He agreed to pay a large percentage of the profits to charity.
Often appears as...
- high percentage
- low percentage
noun
A rate or proportion per hundred, used in calculations, especially of interest rates.
The bank charges an interest percentage of 2% per annum.
Often appears as...
- annual percentage rate
- percentage point
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Formal
noun
An amount that is a part of a whole, divided by 100.
Five percent of the population attended the festival.
Often appears as...
- percentage change
- percentage of increase
noun
Part of a total amount, expressed in hundreds.
He agreed to pay a large percentage of the profits to charity.
Often appears as...
- high percentage
- low percentage
noun
A rate or proportion per hundred, used in calculations, especially of interest rates.
The bank charges an interest percentage of 2% per annum.
Often appears as...
- annual percentage rate
- percentage point
Usage tips
Formal
noun
An amount that is a part of a whole, divided by 100.
Five percent of the population attended the festival.
Often appears as...
- percentage change
- percentage of increase
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Pro Tip 1/3Common Uses
Percentage often relates to comparisons, like efficiency, profit, or assignments completion.
The new method boosted efficiency by a large percentage.
Pro Tip 2/3Quantitative Precision
Percentage expresses an exact quantity in a vague setting. The exact figure may not be known.
A significant percentage of the workforce may telecommute soon.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Whole
Percentages can represent both whole numbers and fractions. Think beyond just 1%-100%.
In the poll, 12.5% favored the new policy.
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How to control someone...
that's 20 percent of the entire world, will have a neurological disorder. And there are zero cures for these diseases. And so it seems that what we should be doing is reaching back earlier in the eduction process and teaching students about neuroscience so that in the future,
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The psychology of...
called narcissistic personality disorder. It affects one to two percent of the population, more commonly men. It is also a diagnosis reserved for adults. Young people, especially children, can be very self-centered, but this might just be a normal part of development.
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Gary Haugen: The hidden...
Auditors of international assistance recently couldn't find even one percent of aid going to protect the poor from the lawless chaos of everyday violence. And honestly, when we do talk about violence against the poor, sometimes it's in the weirdest of ways.
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What is obesity? - Mia...
While BMI can be a helpful estimate of healthy weight, actual body fat percentage can only really be determined by also considering information like waist circumference and muscle mass. Athletes, for instance, have a naturally higher BMI.
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What is bipolar...
changes in appetite, feeling worthless or excessively guilty, sleeping either too much or too little, restlessness or slowness, or persistent thoughts of suicide. Worldwide, about one to three percent of adults
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What forgiveness can...
forgiven him hundred percent because forgiveness is a process the important thing with forgiveness is to start you have the rest of your life to finish you have to realize that nothing is as
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Incredible Orangutan...
percent accuracy with all the symbols that he works with now aids astonishing accuracy demonstrates not just a strong grasp of syntax and vocabulary but a razor-sharp long-term memory
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blink six seconds and six percent of our walk is through crops peat bugs are large stores of water and carbon and are home to special wetland wildlife
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