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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Percent vs percentage
I wonder what's the difference between percent and percentage. It's very difficult to get it from dictionaries.
Is there anyone who can give me some information ? Thank you.
Is there anyone who can give me some information ? Thank you.
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For one thing, don't use percentage after a number. " CJ
- For one thing, don't use percentage after a number.
- " CJ
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For one thing, don't use percentage after a number.
We don't say, for example, "Fifty percentage of this apple is inedible."
CJ
We don't say, for example, "Fifty percentage of this apple is inedible."
CJ
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Usage note from dictionary.com:
In the senses “rate or proportion per hundred” and “proportion in general” percent and percentage are frequently interchangeable.
With a preceding number, only percent occurs ( a 16 percent decline );
with no preceding number, either occurs, but percentage is much more common: a certain percentage (or percent ) of the
In the senses “rate or proportion per hundred” and “proportion in general” percent and percentage are frequently interchangeable.
With a preceding number, only percent occurs ( a 16 percent decline );
with no preceding number, either occurs, but percentage is much more common: a certain percentage (or percent ) of the
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