| 释义 | per centum
 per cen·tumP0182400 (pər sĕn′təm)n. See  percent.[Latin; see  percent.]
 per•centor per cent(pərˈsɛnt)
 n.    1.  one one-hundredth part; 1/100.    2.  percentage (defs. 1, 3).    3.  Brit. stocks, bonds, etc., that bear an indicated rate of interest.  adj.    4.  figured or expressed on the basis of a rate or proportion per hundred (used in combination with a number in expressing rates of interest, proportions, etc.). Symbol: %  [1560–70; short for Medieval Latin per centum by the hundred]  per•cent′al, adj.    usage:  percent is derived from per cent., an abbreviation in English of per centum, a phrase borrowed directly from Latin. The use of the two-word form is diminishing. The percent sign (%) is used chiefly in scientific, tabular, or statistical material and only with numerals preceding it: 58%. In the sense “proportion in general,” with no preceding number, percent and percentage are frequently interchangeable, but percentage is much more common: a certain percentage (or percent) of the land. Thesaurus
 | Noun | 1. |  per centum - a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)pct, percent, percentageproportion - the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the wholeabsentee rate - the percentage of workers who do not report to workoccupancy rate - the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given timevacancy rate - the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) that are unoccupied or not rented at a given timeunemployment rate - the percentage of the work force that is unemployed at any given date | 
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 Synonyms for per centumnoun a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)SynonymsRelated Wordsproportionabsentee rateoccupancy ratevacancy rateunemployment rate
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