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English
Etymology
Abbreviation of per centum, which means for every hundred or by the hundred.
Adverb
per cent.
- (archaic) Alternative form of percent
Usage notes
- Also used during the early part of the twentieth century. Still used occasionally in extremely formal writings.
References
- ^ A Shilling Book of Arithmetic for Elementary Schools by J. B. Lock. 1890, p. 158: „Per cent. is an abbreviation for per centum, and means ‘for every hundred.’“
- ^ Guy's New British Expositor, or Sequel to His New British Spelling Book. By Joseph Guy. London, 1826, pp. 109 and 111 (books.google): „A Table of Abbreviations, with their Explanations. Per cent. per centum, by the hundred.“
- ^ A Dictionary in English, Bangálí, and Manipurí. Calcutta, 1837, p. 340 (books.google): „Abbreviations Per cent. Per centum, or By the hundred.“
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