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  1. "a 100" vs "100" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Aug 24, 2016 · The flow rate increases 100-fold (one hundred-fold) Would be a more idiomatic way of saying this, however, the questioner asks specifically about the original phrasing. The …

  2. Is it proper to state percentages greater than 100%? [closed]

    People often say that percentages greater than 100 make no sense because you can't have more than all of something. This is simply silly and mathematically ignorant. A percentage is just a …

  3. What was the first use of the saying, "You miss 100% of the shots …

    You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take. 1991 Burton W. Kanter, "AARP—Asset Accumulation, Retention and Protection," Taxes 69: 717: "Wayne Gretzky, relating the …

  4. "centennial" vs. "centurial" - describing periods of 100 years

    Apr 26, 2023 · relating to 100 years : marking or beginning a century, with the example "the centurial years 1600 and 1700". But there is a word that is widely used to indicate the range of …

  5. Why is "a 100% increase" the same amount as "a two-fold increase"?

    Nov 15, 2012 · 24 Yes, the correct usage is that 100% increase is the same as a two-fold increase. The reason is that when using percentages we are referring to the difference …

  6. Numbers with more than 100 zeros - English Language Learners …

    Nov 10, 2020 · In a scientific or mathematical context they might occur, in which case you should use standard index form 1×10¹⁰⁰ for one followed by 100 zeros. There is the joke word …

  7. word choice - Is it less than $100 or under $100? Is it more than …

    Aug 18, 2011 · All of your variants are grammatically correct, and will be easily understood by native English speakers. The less than X is idiomatically identical to under X when referring to …

  8. Difference between "hundred", "a hundred", and "one hundred"?

    In the UK 'a hundred, a hundred and one, a hundred and two' etc is a common style when speaking about 100, 101, 102 etc. This form is also used when writing what has been spoken.

  9. How do you correctly say large numbers

    Aug 15, 2011 · You'll need to complete a few actions and gain 15 reputation points before being able to upvote. Upvoting indicates when questions and answers are useful. What's reputation …

  10. How to write numbers and percentage? - English Language

    May 20, 2019 · [Relevant examples;] 1% [;] 45% [;] 100% In discussions involving infrequent use of numbers you may spell out a percentage or an amount of money if you can do so in three …