hundredth
adjective
next after the ninety-ninth; being the ordinal number for 100.
hundredths
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pluralof hundredth.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The 26-year-old finished only eight hundredths of a second behind Werro in Lausanne last week and took European bronze in Birmingham.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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
A move up or down by tenths or even hundredths of a percentage point has the power to move markets and revise economic expectations.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
Their overall scores are within a few hundredths of a percentage point of each other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
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
