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What does percent stand for?

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Anonymous

∙ 8y ago
Updated: 9/17/2021

The percent is "per" and "Cent" joined together. Both are Latin words, roughly translating into "for every hundred". I.e. 50 Percent means 50 out of every 100. The percent sign % is a shortening of a number over 100; 10/100 or 47/100 or whatever you wish!

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