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

• hundredths
  plural

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.

hundredth 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 )

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• hundredths
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of hundredth

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

hundredth hundredths

A basis point is one hundredth of a percentage point, or 0.01%.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

So after reading what felt like the hundredth article declaring that my generation had abandoned alcohol, nightlife and socializing altogether, I started wondering whether I was missing something.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Even when Swift J1727 had dimmed to roughly one hundredth of its peak activity, astronomers still detected dense gas being blown away from the system.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

Servite won the boys 4x100 relay in 40.27, one hundredth of a second faster than its prelim time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2025

And she wouldn’t be able to tell them a hundredth of the things that she knew.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider Tadej Pogacar, the overwhelming favourite for overall victory, won the stage by just nine hundredths of a second from another Briton, Ethan Hayter of Soudal-Quick Step.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Combe is the defending champion, having edged Hanne Thomsen of Santa Rosa Montgomery by five hundredths of a second in the finals last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

The Olympics are an incredible showcase but also a pinhole sample—a once-every-four-years event in which glory and disaster can come down to hundredths of seconds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026

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 ● Jan. 9, 2026

Rather, what we know is encoded in cells called neurons— microscopic electrochemical switching elements, typically a few hundredths of a millimeter across.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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