hundredth

[huhn-dridth, -dritth]

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.

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

ˈhundredth

/ 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

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 )

Word History and Origins

Origin of hundredth¹

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

Example Sentences

Norris, just hundredths behind Piastri on his first lap, ran wide out of the final corner on his second lap and was pipped by Russell.

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Their slow pace is compensated by a high-speed weapon: a tongue that can accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in about one hundredth of a second.

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She tried to muster the will to scold her pupils for the hundredth time that morning but found she could not.

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For the hundredth time, Penelope adjusted her new hat.

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The performance of every single component is monitored in fine detail, and success and failure can be measured in hundredths of a second.

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