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percent sign

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noun

  1. a symbol (%) for “percent”.

    a 10% drop in population.


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To convert a percent to a decimal, move the decimal point two places to the left after removing the percent sign.

From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020

To convert a decimal to a percent, move the decimal point two places to the right and then add the percent sign.

From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020

To convert a decimal to a percent, we move the decimal point two places to the right and then add the percent sign.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

From now on, the A.P. will use the percent sign after a numeral instead of writing out “percent” or “percentage.”

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 2, 2019

Another 10 percent sign up for Head Start.

From Washington Post

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