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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a percent of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a portion or fraction of a whole, typically in contexts involving statistics, finance, or measurements.
Example: "A percent of the budget will be allocated to marketing efforts this quarter."
Alternatives: "a fraction of" or "a portion of".
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Some companies give a percent of their profits to charity.
For one half of a percent of the profits.
His translation wasn't used, but the kill fee included a percent of the show's royalties.
It was a percent of discretionary spending.
a Percent of plant weight that constitutes water.
For this analysis, all variables are calculated as a percent of residential population, except for low income (available only as a percent of households) and single parents (available only as a percent of families).
Apple's most recent net income as a percent of revenue?
Cell viability was expressed as a percent of control ± S.E. of triplicate values.
(a) Percent of positive blood smears in 2005 and 2006, by subdistrict.
Cell viability was expressed as a percent of control ± S.E. of three independent experiments.
The level of noise filtering was calculated as a percent of the individual subjects' standard deviation.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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