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PERCENT SIGN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sign ('%') used to indicate that the number preceding it should be understood as a proportion multiplied by 100
Synonyms:
percent sign; percentage sign
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("percent sign" is a kind of...):
character; graph; grapheme; graphic symbol (a written symbol that is used to represent speech)
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