Hundredth: meaning, definitions and examples
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hundredth
[ ˈhʌndrədθ ]
ordinal number
Coming after the ninety-ninth in a series; 100th.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- It was his hundredth birthday.
- The team won its hundredth game of the season.
ordinal number
In the hundredth place.
Synonyms
centesimally
Examples of usage
- She finished in the hundredth position in the race.
- The error occurred in the hundredth line of the code.
Translations
Translations of the word "hundredth" in other languages:
🇵🇹 centésimo
🇮🇳 सौवां
🇩🇪 hundertste
🇮🇩 seratus
🇺🇦 сотий
🇵🇱 setny
🇯🇵 百番目 (ひゃくばんめ)
🇫🇷 centième
🇪🇸 centésimo
🇹🇷 yüzüncü
🇰🇷 백 번째 (baek beonjje)
🇸🇦 المئة (almi'ah)
🇨🇿 stý
🇸🇰 stý
🇨🇳 百分之一 (bǎi fēn zhī yī)
🇸🇮 sto
🇮🇸 hundraði
🇰🇿 жүзінші
🇬🇪 ასორმოცდამეათე (asormotsdamate)
🇦🇿 yüzüncü
🇲🇽 centésimo
Etymology
The word 'hundredth' is derived from the Middle English word 'hundreth', which comes from the Old English 'hundteoða'. The word has been used in English since the 12th century to denote the ordinal number in a series. It is a combination of 'hundred' and the suffix '-th' to indicate ordinality.