PERCENTAGE SIGN

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 I. (noun) 

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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 ("percentage sign" is a kind of...):

character; graph; grapheme; graphic symbol (a written symbol that is used to represent speech)

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