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Who introduced the percent sign?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

The percent sign is an ambiguation of the number 100 meaning the number in question is a proportion of 100. Additionally 'per cent' means 'of one hundred'.

Its origins lie in ancient Greek, though there is no clear indication of a single person introducing the sign.

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