hundredth
[huhn-dridth, -dritth]
adjective
next after the ninety-ninth; being the ordinal number for 100.
being one of 100 equal parts.
noun
a hundredth part, especially of one (1/100).
the hundredth member of a series.
Also called hundredth's place. (in decimal notation) the position of the second digit to the right of the decimal point.
Origin of hundredth
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Contemporary Examples of hundredth
Tears have been shed when our adult brains best his for the hundredth time at The Memory Game.
The modern Iraqi state is less than a century old but it may not survive to mark its hundredth birthday.
Of course, when growth's anemic, you hate to lose even a hundredth of a percentage point.
Are they the same shape and size, down to the nearest hundredth millimeter?
Historical Examples of hundredth
For the hundredth time I repeat I cannot give you this order!
A Nest of SpiesPierre Souvestre
A hero who worked to win even when there was only “a hundredth chance.”
Polly of Lady Gay CottageEmma C. Dowd
"I cannot make it out," said Margaret for the hundredth time.
Howards EndE. M. Forster
Not a tenth, not a hundredth part of them has been preserved.
CratylusPlato
A hero who worked to win even when there was only "a hundredth chance."
The Duke Of Chimney ButteG. W. Ogden
hundredth
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