hundredth
Americanadjective
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next after the ninety-ninth; being the ordinal number for 100.
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being one of 100 equal parts.
noun
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a hundredth part, especially of one (1/100).
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the hundredth member of a series.
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Also called hundredth's place. (in decimal notation) the position of the second digit to the right of the decimal point.
adjective
noun
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one of 100 approximately equal parts of something
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( as modifier )
a hundredth part
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one of 100 equal divisions of a particular scientific quantity
centimetre
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the fraction equal to one divided by 100 ( 1/ 100 )
Etymology
Origin of hundredth
Vocabulary lists containing hundredth
Number and Operations: Fractions
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Example Sentences
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After an hour’s rest, Harris had enough energy to take first in the 100-meter dash in 10.32 seconds — one hundredth of a second faster than his runner-up time last year.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Investors benefit from fund companies competing for every hundredth of a percentage point, but should consider tax implications before switching funds for small gains.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Spain closed the gap on Italy to less than a hundredth of a point following Real Madrid's 6-1 win over Monaco.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
Their slow pace is compensated by a high-speed weapon: a tongue that can accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in about one hundredth of a second.
From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2025
On this particular day, Bobby was going over once again, perhaps for the hundredth time, the fourth game of the 1985 World Championship match between the two Russian grandmasters Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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