HUNDREDTH

hundredth, centesimal, th

(adjective) the ordinal number of one hundred in counting order

hundredth, one-hundredth, one percent

(noun) one part in a hundred equal parts

hundredth

(noun) position 100 in a countable series of things

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

hundredth (not comparable)

The ordinal form of the number one hundred.

Synonyms

• 100th, 100th

Noun

hundredth (plural hundredths)

The person or thing in the hundredth position.

One of a hundred equal parts of a whole.

Source: Wiktionary


Hun"dredth, a.

1. Coming last of a hundred successive individuals or units.

2. Forming one of a hundred equal parts into which anything is divided; the tenth of a tenth.

Hun"dredth, n.

Definition: One of a hundred equal parts into which one whole is, or may be, divided; the quotient of a unit divided by a hundred.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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