IN MATH: 1. per 100, out of 100, for every hundred (symbol % or /100). 2. a comparison to 100. 3. v. divided by 100. EX. Sixty percent of the class did well on the test.

IN ENGLISH: 1. as defined above.

APPLICATION: See list 120

1. What's 10% of 20?

IN MATH: 1. n. a part of the whole expressed in hundredths, a rate. See PERCENT.

IN ENGLISH: 1. as defined above.

APPLICATION: See list 120

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