hundredth
Example Sentences
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Investors benefit from fund companies competing for every hundredth of a percentage point, but should consider tax implications before switching funds for small gains.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Spain closed the gap on Italy to less than a hundredth of a point following Real Madrid's 6-1 win over Monaco.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
Their slow pace is compensated by a high-speed weapon: a tongue that can accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in about one hundredth of a second.
From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2025
Arrington won by one hundredth of a second in 10.32—the third-fastest ever at Arcadia.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2025
When Jinny reached her hundredth notch, she ran out of room and had to move around to the other side of the doorframe.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
Vocabulary lists containing hundredth
Number and Operations: Fractions
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Number and Operations in Base Ten
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