hundredth
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The metallic nanoparticles in Vienna achieved this benchmark in only about one hundredth of a second.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
The other is that, as long as fund companies are vying for every extra hundredth of a percentage point of return, investors will end up winners.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
“And he shot back, ‘Not bad for a tenth or hundredth try!’”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
Servite won the boys 4x100 relay in 40.27, one hundredth of a second faster than its prelim time.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2025
On the other hand, infrared measurements by the Soviet entry vehicles, Veneras 11 and 12, gave an abundance of about a hundredth of a percent.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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Number and Operations: Fractions
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Number and Operations in Base Ten
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