percentage point

Noun

Meaning

the dot at the left of a decimal fraction

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

point decimal point interest fraction ppt points one percent per cent PP full percentage point basis points one percentage point percentage points one per cent percent point

Antonyms

whole

Hypernyms

mathematical notation

Examples

In 1998 Harry Reid and I had a very close race. It was less than a tenth of a percentage point. We had a reasonable recount. There were a lot of things that I could have pursued at the time, but I just felt that at the time that I should have, you know, conceded the race. John Ensign

Close letter words and terms

percentage percentage dice percentage humidity percentage points percentage rate percentage sign