Het percentage
Example: Het percentage van de studenten die slagen, is gestegen.
Definition
"Het percentage" refers to the proportion or share of a whole expressed as a fraction of 100. It is commonly used to indicate parts per hundred, such as in the example phrase where it relates to the proportion of students passing, showing a relative amount within a group.
Etymology
The Dutch term "het percentage" comes from the English word 'percentage,' which itself is derived from the Latin 'per centum,' meaning 'by the hundred.' Did you know that the concept of percentage was developed to simplify the calculation of ratios and comparisons, making it easier to understand parts of a whole?
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"Het percentage" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (B2) - set 1", containing 111 commonly used words.
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