Hundredth


[huhn-dridth, -dritth] /ˈhʌn drɪdθ, -drɪtθ/

adjective
1.
next after the ninety-ninth; being the ordinal number for 100.
2.
being one of 100 equal parts.
noun
3.
a hundredth part, especially of one (1/100).
4.
the hundredth member of a series.
5.
Also called hundredth’s place. (in decimal notation) the position of the second digit to the right of the decimal point.
/ˈhʌndrədθ/
adjective
1.
(usually prenominal)

noun
2.

3.
one of 100 equal divisions of a particular scientific quantity: centimetre, related prefix centi-
4.
the fraction equal to one divided by 100 (1/100)

early 14c., from hundred + -th (1). Old English used hundrað.

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