hundredth

American  

[huhn-dridth, -dritth] / ˈhʌn drɪdθ, -drɪtθ /

adjective

1. next after the ninety-ninth; being the ordinal number for 100.

2. being one of 100 equal parts.

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noun

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

2. the hundredth member of a series.

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

ˈhundredth British  

/ ˈhʌndrədθ /

adjective

1. (usually prenominal)

   1. being the ordinal number of 100 in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc

   2. ( as noun )

      the hundredth in line

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noun

1. 1. one of 100 approximately equal parts of something

   2. ( as modifier )

      a hundredth part

2. one of 100 equal divisions of a particular scientific quantity

   centimetre

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

Etymology

Origin of hundredth

1250–1300; Middle English. See hundred, -th ²

Example Sentences

But when another American president marked the hundredth anniversary of the Mexican-American War, his approach was far different.

From Los Angeles Times

For the hundredth time, I wish I’d known what Mom’s plans had been so I could have grabbed more stuff.

From Literature

Spain closed the gap on Italy to less than a hundredth of a point following Real Madrid's 6-1 win over Monaco.

From BBC

While Singapore-based Sharpa already offers a convincing humanoid table tennis robot with a reaction time of just two hundredths of a second, there is no equivalent on the market for tennis.

From Barron's

“And he shot back, ‘Not bad for a tenth or hundredth try!’”

From Los Angeles Times