per centum
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of per centum
1555–65; < Latin: literally, by the hundred
Example Sentences
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This numerical equivalence results from the definition of the “percentage” unit, whose name is derived from the Latin phrase per centum meaning “by the hundred.”
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
With the expectant treatment, in convulsive cases, about 28 per centum of the women die, although a use of aconite in these cases may better the prognosis.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin
When the conjugata vera is from 8.9 to 7.5 centimetres, about 50 per centum of the women will be delivered with forceps, but the other half will not.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin
The mortality is about 90 per centum in some epidemics.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin
In these 21 cases, 6 mothers, 28 per centum died, 72 per centum recovered.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin
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