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Discover LudwigThe word 'one-hundredth' is correct and commonly used in written English
It is typically used to describe a fraction or decimal that represents a value of 1/100 or 0.01. It can also refer to the item that is in the 100th position in a series or list. Example: The recipe calls for one-hundredth of a teaspoon of salt, which is just a pinch. I was ranked one-hundredth in the competition, which was still an achievement. The company's share price dropped by one-hundredth of a percent yesterday. The chance of winning the lottery is only one-hundredth of a percent.
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one-hundredth
noun
The second decimal digit in a percentage
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"I had one one-hundredth of a second to make a decision on what I was going to do.
But comparable German notes this week were yielding one one-hundredth of a percent.
(One point is equal to one one-hundredth of the loan amount).
(A basis point is equal to one one-hundredth of 1 percent, or 0.01 percent).
One-tenth or one one-hundredth of a percent over, I won't buy it.
Andrew Lauterstein won the bronze medal, also beating Crocker by one one-hundredth of a second.
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3/23/05 Best Wishes on your One Hundredth Year.
Even more so, these six put together weren't worth one hundredth of an MP's vote.
"One hundredth... no, sorry, one thousandth of the budget of a Star Trek.
It's better to be tied with him than one hundredth behind him".
Glasgow's Lee McConnell was seventh, her time of 51.07 just one hundredth off her season's best.
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