Meaning & Definition of word "Hundredth"
Hundredth
/ˈhʌndrədθ/
noun:
- 1. the person or thing in the hundredth position.
- Example: He was proud to be the hundredth customer at the new store.
- 2. one part in a hundred; 1/100.
- Example: The score improved by a hundredth of a point.
adjective:
- 1. constituting number one hundred in a sequence; 100th.
- Example: She finished in the hundredth position in the race.
- 2. relating to one of a hundred equal parts.
- Example: In the pie chart, each slice represents a hundredth of the whole.
Etymology
●From hundred + -th
Common Phrases and Expressions
the hundredth monkey:
A term used in reference to a phenomenon where a behavior develops in a population at a tipping point.
Related Words
hundred:
The number equivalent to 10 times 10.
hundredfold:
A term indicating a hundred times as much or as many.