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percentage

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of percentage

a measure of how often an event will occur instead of another

  • since most car thefts are never solved, there will always be greedy people ready to take advantage of this percentage
Synonyms of percentage

chance, odds, probability
Words Related to percentage

outlook, prospect

contingency, possibility, potential, potentiality

conditional probability

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