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Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- percentage
1, record 1, English, percentage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- percent 2, record 1, English, percent
correct
- per cent 3, record 1, English, per%20cent
correct, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rate or proportion per cent; a quantity or amount reckoned as so much in the hundred, i.e. as so many hundredth parts of another, esp. of the whole of which it is a part; hence loosely, a part or portion considered in its quantitative relation to the whole, a proportion (of something). 4, record 1, English, - percentage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A serious percentage of books are not worth reading at all. 4, record 1, English, - percentage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The per cent of sucrose in the sample. 4, record 1, English, - percentage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Frequently equivalent to "per cent" qualifying the n., as percentage error (= error per cent), point (= point per cent), etc. 4, record 1, English, - percentage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
percent, per cent, per-cent, percentage: The spellings per cent and percent are correct, though the one-word spelling is more common. As a general rule, both the number and percent are written out in full (e.g., eight percent) or the numeral is followed by the symbol (e.g., 8%). Note that there is no space between the numeral and the symbol. As a modifier, percent may be hyphenated or not with the preceding word (e.g., a ten-percent or ten-per-cent or ten percent increase). If no figure is mentioned, use percentage not percent. 5, record 1, English, - percentage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
What percentage (not percent) of your company's employees work flexible hours? 5, record 1, English, - percentage
Record 1, Key term(s)
- per-cent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pourcentage
1, record 1, French, pourcentage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pourcent 2, record 1, French, pourcent
see observation, masculine noun
- pour-cent 3, record 1, French, pour%2Dcent
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proportion pour cent, rapport exprimé par une fraction de dénominateur 100. 4, record 1, French, - pourcentage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le] pourcentage d'élèves reçus au baccalauréat [est d'environ] soixante-deux pour cent (ou 62 %). 5, record 1, French, - pourcentage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Donner les résultats d'un sondage en pourcentages. 2, record 1, French, - pourcentage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le mot [pourcentage] est acceptable même si le chiffre n'est pas indiqué exactement «pour cent» : [p. ex. :] le pourcentage des succès approche de la moitié. Le pourcentage des décès est de 7 pour mille. 6, record 1, French, - pourcentage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Un fort pourcentage de la population ne s'est pas prononcé. 2, record 1, French, - pourcentage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pourcent : Selon le Grand dict. encycl. Larousse, ce terme est utilisé dans la langue familière pour exprimer une certaine quantité par rapport à un total, comme dans l'expression «Quelques pourcents d'électeurs se sont abstenus». 4, record 1, French, - pourcentage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
pour-cent (invariable et avec trait d'union), n.m. : [Ce terme] n'apparaît plus aujourd'hui qu'exceptionnellement dans les dictionnaires, mais a encore une certaine vitalité en Belgique où on le substitue à «pourcentage» ou à «ristourne». [P. ex. :] Il a touché ses pour-cent à la coopérative (au lieu de : sa ristourne). À distinguer de : placer son argent à cinq pour cent. 3, record 1, French, - pourcentage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- porcentaje
1, record 1, Spanish, porcentaje
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cociente o fracción expresado en tanto por ciento. 2, record 1, Spanish, - porcentaje
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Es frecuente su uso en lugar del término proporción, y por extensión se aplica también a comisiones o tasas de merma expresadas en tanto por ciento. 2, record 1, Spanish, - porcentaje
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
porcentaje: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 1, Spanish, - porcentaje
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-03-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- percent
1, record 2, English, percent
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- per cent 2, record 2, English, per%20cent
correct, less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One part in a hundred. 3, record 2, English, - percent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Symbol: %. 3, record 2, English, - percent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... they are laboring with tenths of a percent ... 3, record 2, English, - percent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... provided forty percent of Europe's requirements. 3, record 2, English, - percent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
... more than fifty per cent of all English words end in E, S, D or T. 4, record 2, English, - percent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plural: percent or percents. 3, record 2, English, - percent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
percent: Also used as an adjective, meaning "reckoned on the basis of a whole divided into one hundred parts", as in "a five percent increase", "a 3½ percent government bond." 5, record 2, English, - percent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
percent, per cent, per-cent, percentage: The spellings per cent and percent are correct, though the one-word spelling is more common. As a general rule, both the number and percent are written out in full (e.g., eight percent) or the numeral is followed by the symbol (e.g., 8%). Note that there is no space between the numeral and the symbol. As a modifier, percent may be hyphenated or not with the preceding word (e.g., a ten-percent or ten-per-cent or ten percent increase). If no figure is mentioned, use percentage not percent. The nouns percent and percentage take either a singular or plural verb, depending on the subject phrase (e.g., forty percent of Canadian adults). [See the following examples] 6, record 2, English, - percent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Only eight percent (or eight per cent) of Canada's forests are protected from exploitation. 6, record 2, English, - percent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 5 CONT
The newscaster announced a 2% increase in mortgage rates. 6, record 2, English, - percent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 6 CONT
To rid your home of ants, wipe a five-per-cent (or five percent) acid solution around the doors and windows. 6, record 2, English, - percent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 7 CONT
The results are accurate within a three-per-cent (or three-percent, three percent) margin of error. 6, record 2, English, - percent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 8 CONT
[Singular verb:] 5.2% is [the] new unemployment rate goal. Twenty-eight percent of the staff votes to buy a microwave. 6, record 2, English, - percent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 9 CONT
[Plural verb:] Forty percent of Canadian adults have difficulty reading. 6, record 2, English, - percent
Record 2, Key term(s)
- per-cent
- percents
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pour cent
1, record 2, French, pour%20cent
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- p. 100 1, record 2, French, p%2E%20100
correct, masculine noun
- p. c. 2, record 2, French, p%2E%20c%2E
masculine noun
- p. cent 2, record 2, French, p%2E%20cent
masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pourcent 3, record 2, French, pourcent
avoid, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité exprimant un pourcentage. 4, record 2, French, - pour%20cent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Symbole : %. 3, record 2, French, - pour%20cent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les vingt-deux pour cent des enfants sont inscrits au cours de natation. 2, record 2, French, - pour%20cent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Vingt pour cent de la classe est d'accord et se montre enchantée de la décision. 2, record 2, French, - pour%20cent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Le nombre d'élèves a augmenté de 25 %. 2, record 2, French, - pour%20cent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le pourcentage est représenté le plus souvent par un p. précédé d'un espace et suivi d'un espace et du chiffre cent (30 p. 100) ou par le signe % précédé d'un espace (30 % et non 30%). À noter que ce dernier emploi (30 %), obligatoire en finances, en statistique et dans les tableaux, tend à devenir le plus courant. L'expression s'écrit en toutes lettres lorsqu'elle a le sens de «entièrement», «pur», ou quand elle commence une phrase : «Un produit cent pour cent canadien.» «Dix pour cent de ses tomates ont été détruites par le gel, et 10 % n'ont jamais mûri.» Dans les textes de style soigné, on peut écrire : trente pour cent; 30 pour 100; 30 p. 100. Les formules mixtes (30 pour cent), critiquées, se rencontrent parfois. Par ailleurs, il ne faut jamais écrire «pourcent» en un seul mot. 3, record 2, French, - pour%20cent
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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