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
After an hour’s rest, Harris had enough energy to take first in the 100-meter dash in 10.32 seconds — one hundredth of a second faster than his runner-up time last year.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 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
Sir David Attenborough is launching what he says is one of the most important films of his career as he enters his hundredth year.
From BBC • May 5, 2025
That same month, Marina Chechneva flew her five hundredth mission in a Po-2—her five hundredth mission in a little more than a year of combat.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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Number and Operations: Fractions
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