percent

Japanese: percent
percent

…It is a number (A2 / A1 )×100, which is the ratio of two quantities of the same type ( A1 , A2 ), multiplied by 100. The unit is percent, and the symbol is %. Percent comes from the English word percent or per cent, which means "per 100". Other quantities in this category include parts per thousand (per mille, symbol ‰), parts per million (ppm), and parts per billion (ppb). [Miyake Fumi]…

*Some terminology explanations that mention "percent" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…同じ種類の二つの量(A1,A2)の比を100倍して表した数値(A2/A1)×100をいい,単位はパーセント,記号は%である。パーセントは〈100につき〉を意味する英語percentまたはper centに由来する。なお,この系統の量としては千分率(パーミル。記号‰),百万分率(ppm),十億分率(ppb)がある。【三宅 史】…

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