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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

San Jacinto Valley Academy sophomore Kaaliyah Lacy clocked 13.44 to win the 100 hurdles, one hundredth off her state-leading time that earned her the Division 4 section title one week ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

The metallic nanoparticles in Vienna achieved this benchmark in only about one hundredth of a second.

From Science Daily ● May 11, 2026

Then Ronnie stopped by and, for about the one hundredth time, asked me if I wanted to play dodgeball.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

And until last year, the margins between them were tiny: the four hottest were separated by just five hundredths of a degree.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

A move up or down by tenths or even hundredths of a percentage point has the power to move markets and revise economic expectations.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

Torrance senior Nicolas Obimgba won the Invitational 100 in 10.24, three hundredths of a second off the meet record set last year by Mt.

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