Hundredth (Noun)
Meaning 1
Position 100 in a countable series of things.
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Meaning 2
One part in a hundred equal parts.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The recipe requires you to add a hundredth of a teaspoon of salt to the mixture.
- The clock struck the hundredth second of the minute precisely on schedule.
- To make the solution, mix one liter of water with a hundredth of a liter of vinegar.
- The singer's voice cracked on the hundredth repetition of the high note.
- In the Olympic finals, the runner lost by a hundredth of a second to the winner.