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A basis point is one hundredth of a percentage point, or 0.01%.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

So after reading what felt like the hundredth article declaring that my generation had abandoned alcohol, nightlife and socializing altogether, I started wondering whether I was missing something.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Spain closed the gap on Italy to less than a hundredth of a point following Real Madrid's 6-1 win over Monaco.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026

Their slow pace is compensated by a high-speed weapon: a tongue that can accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in about one hundredth of a second.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2025

It had seemed to rise in many minds at once, the initial intent simply to celebrate the four hundredth anniversary of Columbus’s discovery of the New World by hosting a world’s fair.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

At the bottom of the expense heap is index fund Pioneer Vanguard, owner of the first trillion-dollar ETF, at just four hundredths of a percent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider Tadej Pogacar, the overwhelming favourite for overall victory, won the stage by just nine hundredths of a second from another Briton, Ethan Hayter of Soudal-Quick Step.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Wilson prevailed by three hundredths of a second over Rainey in 11.65.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026

The Olympics are an incredible showcase but also a pinhole sample—a once-every-four-years event in which glory and disaster can come down to hundredths of seconds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026

Rather, what we know is encoded in cells called neurons— microscopic electrochemical switching elements, typically a few hundredths of a millimeter across.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan