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What is a percent? Give the definition using full sentences.

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In mathematics, a percentage is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100. A common symbol for a percentage is this symbol "%." Some abbreviations for it can be, "pct," or "pc."

Remember though that a percentage had no unit of measurement as it is a dimensions number.

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percent is the likelihood of something happening
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