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hundredth
[ huhn-dridth, -dritth ]
adjective
- next after the ninety-ninth; being the ordinal number for 100.
- being one of 100 equal parts.
noun
- a hundredth part, especially of one (1/100).
- the hundredth member of a series.
- Also called hundredth's place. (in decimal notation) the position of the second digit to the right of the decimal point.
ˈܲԻٳ
/ ˈʌԻəθ /
adjective
- usually prenominal
- being the ordinal number of 100 in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc
- ( as noun )
the hundredth in line
noun
- one of 100 approximately equal parts of something
- ( as modifier )
a hundredth part
- one of 100 equal divisions of a particular scientific quantity centi-
centimetre
- the fraction equal to one divided by 100 ( 1 100 )
Word History and Origins
Origin of hundredth1
Example Sentences
All four of them are underclassmen and they beat runner-up Long Beach Poly by 32 hundredths of a second.
Attempting to defend her place on the inside of the track at the start of the final lap, Holmes fell across the line as Anning clinched victory by three one hundredths of a second.
It saw him cross the line one hundredth of a second ahead of Australian Lachlan Kennedy, who was initially shown as the winner on the big screen in Nanjing, China.
Hollywood Burbank Airport also nudged out its previous rainfall total record by a hundredth of an inch, receiving 0.94 inches over the last three days, compared with 0.93 inches in 1986.
Best recalled once that Law could score goals from a hundredth of a chance, not to mind half a chance.
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