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One cent is one hundredth of a dollar.
What does Hundredth mean?
Hundredth means one of one hundred equal parts.
Dictionary definition
Hundredth means one part out of one hundred equal parts, or the position after ninety-ninth.
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Hundredth in a sentence
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The runner finished in hundredth place in a large race.
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Decimals use the hundredth place to show parts out of one hundred.
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WordHundredth.
Partnoun, adjective.
MeaningHundredth means one of one hundred equal parts.
ExampleExample: One cent is one hundredth of a dollar.
Word breakdown
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- Syllables
- hun · drudth
- Strongest beat
- hun
- Ending
- drudth
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on hun.
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Synonyms
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one percentOne out of one hundred.
one-hundredth partOne of one hundred equal parts.
decimal placeA position used in decimal numbers.
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Hundredth means one of one hundred equal parts.
Common mix-up
Hundredth is not the same as whole. Hundredth means hundredth means one of one hundred equal parts.
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