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Percentage
In mathematics, a percentage is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100. It is often denoted using the percent sign, “%”, or the abbreviations “pct.”, “pct”; sometimes the abbreviation “pc” is also used. A percentage is a dimensionless number (pure number).
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Percentage (noun)
The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
“A high percentage of secondary school leavers take a gap year.”
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Percentage (noun)
A share of the sales, profits, gross margin or similar.
“She gets a percentage for every vacuum cleaner sold.”
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Percentage (noun)
Benefit or advantage.
“There was no percentage in staying at home.”
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Proportion (noun)
A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.
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Proportion (noun)
Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole.
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Proportion (noun)
Proper or equal share.
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Proportion (noun)
The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.
“the proportion of the parts of a building, or of the body”
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Proportion (noun)
A statement of equality between two ratios.
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Proportion (noun)
Size.
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Proportion (verb)
To set or render in proportion.
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Percentage (noun)
a rate, number, or amount in each hundred
“a large percentage increase”
“the percentage of Caesareans at the hospital was three per cent higher than the national average”
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Percentage (noun)
any proportion or share in relation to a whole
“only a tiny percentage of the day trippers are aware of the village’s gastronomic distinction”
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Percentage (noun)
an amount, such as an allowance or commission, that is a proportion of a larger sum of money
“I hope to be on a percentage”
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Percentage (noun)
personal benefit or advantage
“I don’t see the percentage in selling perfectly good furniture”
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Proportion (noun)
a part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole
“the proportion of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is rising”
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Proportion (noun)
the relationship of one thing to another in terms of quantity, size, or number; ratio
“the proportion of examination to coursework”
“the bleach can be diluted with water in the proportion one part bleach to ten parts water”
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Proportion (noun)
the comparative measurements or size of different parts of a whole
“the view of what constitutes perfect bodily proportions changes from one generation to the next”
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Proportion (noun)
dimensions; size
“the room, despite its ample proportions, seemed too small for him”
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Proportion (noun)
the correct, attractive, or ideal relationship between one thing and another or between the parts of a whole
“perceptions of colour, form, harmony, and proportion”
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Proportion (verb)
adjust or regulate (something) so that it has a particular or suitable relationship to something else
“a life after death in which happiness can be proportioned to virtue”