as in probability
a measure of how often an event will occur instead of another
since most car thefts are never solved, there will always be greedy people ready to take advantage of this percentage
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Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
The thesis of the report is that replacement rate (or the percentage of vehicles that are expected to be replaced by newer models) drives showroom age, which drives market share, which drives profits and stock prices.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 5 June 2025
Her field-goal percentage jumped from 44.1% last year to 54.5% this year.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
If these two kids are indicative of even a small percentage of all high school graduates, then there is hope that our country will be successful.
—Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
The thesis of the report is that replacement rate (or the percentage of vehicles that are expected to be replaced by newer models) drives showroom age, which drives market share, which drives profits and stock prices.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 5 June 2025
Her field-goal percentage jumped from 44.1% last year to 54.5% this year.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
If these two kids are indicative of even a small percentage of all high school graduates, then there is hope that our country will be successful.
—Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for percentage
probability
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2025
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The probability of moving was also found to nearly triple in the wake of divorce with families relocating to neighborhoods with lower incomes.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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“Percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percentage. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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