# hundredth

Pronunciation: US say "HUN-dredth" /ˈhʌndɹə(d)θ/; UK

## Adjective

1. Coming after ninety-nine others in a sequence, and corresponding to the number one hundred in order.
   - Simple: Coming right after the ninety-ninth when counting or putting things in order.
   - _The town marked its hundredth anniversary with a weekend-long parade._
   - _He was the hundredth applicant interviewed for the single open position._

## Noun

2. One part out of a hundred equal parts into which a whole is divided.
   - Simple: One of a hundred equal parts that something is divided into.
   - _A centimeter is one hundredth of a meter._
   - _Sprinters are often separated by mere hundredths of a second at the finish line._
3. The person or thing occupying the hundredth position in a sequence or ranking.
   - Simple: The person or thing that comes after ninety-nine others in order.
   - _She was the hundredth to submit an entry, just missing the early cutoff._
   - _Among the marathon finishers, he placed as the hundredth overall._

## Origin

This word comes from Middle English 'hundred', formed and reshaped from 'hundred' plus the ordinal suffix '-th'. The Old English term was 'hundtēontigoþa'.

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