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[ noun ] a proportion multiplied by 100
Synonyms Used in print (Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)In the lower center rack an 8 - channel recorder indicates the percentage of carbon_dioxide and nitrogen from the upper and lower lobes of one lung , the total volume of inhalation per breath , the flow of air from both lobes , and the pressure of the two lobes with_respect_to each_other . (Successful Farming, 59:12...)Fed to dairy_cattle to increase milk production and butterfat percentage . (David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)The percentage of Jewish girls who attend college is almost as high as that of boys . One of the reasons for the high percentage of Jewish teen-agers in college is that a great many urban Jews are enabled to attend local colleges at modest cost . It is interesting that , although the percentage of married students is not appreciably higher at Brooklyn than elsewhere - about 30 per_cent of the women and 25 per_cent of the men in the graduating_class - the anxiety of the unmarried has puffed_up the estimate . |
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[ noun ] assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
Examples "he wanted his share in cash" Used in print (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)Now , in 1961 , the Catholic population of England is still quite small ( ten per_cent , or 5 million ) ; yet it represents a very considerable percentage of the churchgoing population . (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)The American_Institute_of_Interior_Designers has published a recommended course for designers and a percentage layout of such a course . Related terms asset assets interest allotment slice allowance way profit_sharing cut ration split dispensation tranche dole net_income |
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