English · Science & Technology
percentage
/pəˈsɛn.tɪdʒ/
[/pəˈsɛn.tɪdʒ/]
a part per hundred
Intermediatenoun
Definition
A percentage is a number that shows how much of a whole something is, out of one hundred. Test scores are often given as a percentage.
Example
She scored a percentage of ninety in the exam.
She scored a percentage of ninety in the exam.
Etymology
From Latin 'per centum' meaning by the hundred.
How & Where It’s Used
Used in maths and for expressing exam scores.