hundredth

[ huhn-dridth, -dritth ]
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adjective
  1. next after the ninety-ninth; being the ordinal number for 100.

  2. being one of 100 equal parts.

noun
  1. a hundredth part, especially of one (1/100).

  2. the hundredth member of a series.

  1. Also called hundredth's place . (in decimal notation) the position of the second digit to the right of the decimal point.

Origin of hundredth

1
1250–1300; Middle English. See hundred, -th2

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British Dictionary definitions for hundredth

hundredth

/ (ˈhʌndrədθ) /


adjective
  1. (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

  1. one of 100 equal divisions of a particular scientific quantity: centimetre Related prefix: centi-

  1. the fraction equal to one divided by 100 (1/100)

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