per cent

British  

/ pə ˈsɛnt /

adverb

1. Also: per centum.   %.  in or for every hundred

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noun

1. a percentage or proportion

2. (often plural) securities yielding a rate of interest as specified

   he bought three percents

Etymology

Origin of per cent

C16: from Medieval Latin per centum out of every hundred

Example Sentences

After four hours in simulated zero gravity, the number of successfully fertilized mouse eggs dropped by 30 per cent compared to normal Earth conditions.

From Science Daily

"Between 10-24 per cent of the population unknowingly carry this germ at the back of their throats usually without any harm," said Lee.

From Barron's

The most frequent was FBXW7, which was altered in more than 50 per cent of the tumors studied.

From Science Daily

Another major gene, PIK3CA, was present in 47 per cent of feline mammary tumors.

From Science Daily

“Since 1900 the world has increased its population by 400 per cent; its cropland area by 30 per cent; its average yields by 400 per cent and its total crop harvest by 600 per cent,” Matt Ridley wrote in his 2010 book, “The Rational Optimist.”

From The Wall Street Journal