100th

Thân thiện

The school celebrates its 100th day with a special project.

Definition

Adjective The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number one hundred; denoting position in a sequential order.

Usage

Used to indicate the position of something in a series that has ninety-nine items before it. * She finished in 100th place in the marathon. * We are celebrating the company's 100th anniversary this year. * This is the 100th edition of the magazine.

Advanced Usage

• As a fractional indicator: Can imply one part out of one hundred equal parts, synonymous with "one hundredth" (1/100).
  • A 100th of a second can make the difference in an Olympic race.
• In formal or historical sequencing: Often used in titles and commemorations.
  • The 100th Congress of the United States.

Variants and Related Words

• Hundredth: The more common form for both the ordinal adjective and the noun meaning "one part in a hundred".
  • Adjective: the hundredth customer.
  • Noun: a hundredth of the total.
• Centennial: (Noun/Adjective) Pertaining to a 100th anniversary.
• Centenary: (Noun/Adjective) Chiefly British variant of 'centennial'.

Synonyms

• Hundredth
• Centesimal (technical, relating to hundredths)

Notes on Form

• The numeral form is "100th" or "100th".
• The written word form is "hundredth". "100th" is typically read aloud as "one hundredth" or "the hundredth".

Học thuật

Adjective

1. the ordinal number of one hundred in counting order

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hundredth
• centesimal