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

Hunter Bell upgraded her Olympic bronze medal in a personal best time of 1:54.90 - a mere one hundredth of a second ahead of training partner and good friend Hodgkinson.

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Sermons won by 20 hundredths of a second in 21.11 in an empty stadium to secure his spot in the finals.

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Hart took the lead around the final turn and held off a late kick by Venice’s Nathan Santa Cruz to prevail by three hundredths of a second in 47.45.

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Sir David Attenborough is launching what he says is one of the most important films of his career as he enters his hundredth year.

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All four of them are underclassmen and they beat runner-up Long Beach Poly by 32 hundredths of a second.

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