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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Recent Examples of percentage
The average price increase will be in the low double-digit percentages.
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Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 23 July 2025
This was made famous during the GameStop short squeeze in 2021, during which a large group of retail investors bought the stock after noticing an outsized percentage of its shares were shorted by hedge funds who had bet on the price to fall.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Keep that in mind when noting McCarthy is the Wolverines’ career leader in interception rate, completion percentage, pass efficiency and TD-to-INT ratio.
—Kc Joyner, New York Times, 23 July 2025
The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 July 2025
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Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 23 July 2025
This was made famous during the GameStop short squeeze in 2021, during which a large group of retail investors bought the stock after noticing an outsized percentage of its shares were shorted by hedge funds who had bet on the price to fall.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Keep that in mind when noting McCarthy is the Wolverines’ career leader in interception rate, completion percentage, pass efficiency and TD-to-INT ratio.
—Kc Joyner, New York Times, 23 July 2025
The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for percentage
probability
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There are two approaches to achieve this: comprehend the historical probabilities and position yourself before the earnings announcement, or analyze the correlation between immediate and medium-term returns following earnings and position yourself accordingly after the earnings are disclosed.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
21 July 2025
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“Percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percentage. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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