Hundredth

/ˈhʌndrədθ/

Meaning & Definition

noun

the person or thing in the hundredth position.

He was proud to be the hundredth customer at the new store.

one part in a hundred; 1/100.

The score improved by a hundredth of a point.

adjective

constituting number one hundred in a sequence; 100th.

She finished in the hundredth position in the race.

relating to one of a hundred equal parts.

In the pie chart, each slice represents a hundredth of the whole.

From hundred + -th

the hundredth monkey

A term used in reference to a phenomenon where a behavior develops in a population at a tipping point.

hundred

The number equivalent to 10 times 10.

hundredfold

A term indicating a hundred times as much or as many.