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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 above Ngram …

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

    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 ratio …

  3. Is It Ok To Write "100%" In A Formal Text? - English Language & Usage ...

    Jun 17, 2014 · The type of writing you are doing also plays into your decision. For example, in legally binding documents, like contracts or exhibits to contracts, the spelled out number is the legally …

  4. What was the first use of the saying, "You miss 100% of the shots you ...

    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 comment of one of his early …

  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 between the final amount …

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

    The first example is incorrect. The second and third examples are both correct. Which one you use is mostly a matter of preference, although a hundred appears more frequently than one hundred. There …

  7. The meaning of 0% and 100% as opposed to other percentages?

    Aug 29, 2015 · If soap A kills 100% and soap B kills 99.99% of bacteria, the remaining amount of bacteria after applying A (0%) is infinitely smaller than the remaining amount of bacteria after …

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

    Nov 10, 2020 · Numbers with more than 100 zeros Ask Question Asked 5 years, 1 month ago Modified 5 years, 1 month ago

  9. Can I write ~€100 to denote an approximate amount of 100 euros?

    Apr 19, 2023 · I am currently using the expression “~€100” to symbolically denote an approximate amount of one hundred euros. However, I’m not sure whether the symbol ~ followed by the symbol € …

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

    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 monetary …