More From encyclopedia.com
HUNDRED , hun·dred / ˈhəndrid/ • cardinal number (pl. -dreds or (with numeral or quantifying word) -dred ) (a/one hundred) the number equivalent to the product… Chiltern Hundreds , Chiltern Hundreds in the UK, a Crown manor, whose administration is a nominal office for which an MP applies as a way of resigning from the House of… century , cen·tu·ry / ˈsench(ə)rē/ • n. (pl. -ries) 1. a period of one hundred years: a century ago most people walked to work. ∎ a period of one hundred years… Centi- , centi- comb. form of L. centum hundred, used in the F. metric system to denote the 100th part of a unit, as centigramme, -litre, -metre; also in cent… Quattrocento , quattrocento (It. ‘fourteen hundred’) In art history, the 15th-century period of the Italian Renaissance. Venice was its cultural centre and leading… Percentage , Percent
The use of percent is commonplace, not only in calculating tips, tax, and loan interest, but also in everyday language. When someone says he…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
hund.