as in probabilities
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
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Recent Examples of percentages
So, the math isn’t good, and neither are the percentages.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Higher cocoa percentages mean more flavanols and less sugar.
—Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2026
Here's what the percentages really mean.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2026
The 15% number Bastian refers to derives as a shorthand between those two percentages.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
Shooting percentages rapidly decreased after the intermission, and each team scored just 11 points in the third quarter.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
Perhaps the competitive loss quotient is only used to determine the lottery percentages, versus the ultimate order.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
This meant divisional championships would be decided by percentages instead of number of games won.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Societies with high percentages of young people, both under 15 or in places with a youth bulge, can have other serious global knock-on effects.
—John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Higher cocoa percentages mean more flavanols and less sugar.
—Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2026
Here's what the percentages really mean.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2026
The 15% number Bastian refers to derives as a shorthand between those two percentages.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
Shooting percentages rapidly decreased after the intermission, and each team scored just 11 points in the third quarter.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
Perhaps the competitive loss quotient is only used to determine the lottery percentages, versus the ultimate order.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
This meant divisional championships would be decided by percentages instead of number of games won.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Societies with high percentages of young people, both under 15 or in places with a youth bulge, can have other serious global knock-on effects.
—John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for percentages
probabilities
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But while the civil court found the war crimes allegations were mostly proven on a balance of probabilities, the war crime murder charges would have to be proved in a criminal court to a higher standard of beyond reasonable doubt.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The information about trending patterns is useful to those who manage risk based on probabilities, but is of less importance to the rest of us.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Percentages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percentages. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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