Percentages

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A proportion expressed as a fraction of 100, used in various contexts including statistics and finance
2. A method for comparing quantities by stating one as a part of the whole, often used in analysis
3. An indicator to reflect relative size, often shown in contexts such as profits, population, or performance metrics

Etymology: "Percentages" is simply the plural of "percentage," so it refers to more than one proportion expressed per hundred. The base word, "percent," comes from the Latin phrase "per centum," meaning "for every hundred," and the suffix "-age" turns it into a noun for a rate or amount measured in that way.

Synonyms: ratios, proportions