Per+centum.+L.]+By+the+hundred

  • 21percent — per•cent or per cent [[t]pərˈsɛnt[/t]] n. 1) math. one one hundredth part; 1/100 2) math. percentage 1), percentage 3) 3) brit. stocks, bonds, etc., that bear an indicated rate of interest 4) figured or expressed on the basis of a rate or… …

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  • 22Danegeld — The runestone U 241 in Lingsberg, Uppland, Sweden, was raised by the grandchildren of Ulfríkr circa 1050 in commemoration of his twice receiving danegeld in England. The Danegeld ( …

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  • 23European ethnic groups — The European peoples are the various nations and ethnic groups of Europe. European ethnology is the field of anthropology focusing on Europe.Ethno Linguistic classificationsOf the total population of Europe of some 730 million (as of 2005), some… …

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  • 24Tariff of 1790 — In 1790, Alexander Hamilton, the secretary of the treasury, calculated that the United States required $3 million a year for operating expenses as well as enough revenue to repay the estimated $75 million in foreign and domestic debt. Under the… …

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  • 25North Carolina State Board of Education Teaching Certification — All professional employees of public schools must hold a license for the subject or grade level they teach or for the professional assignment they hold. Licenses are issued in administrative, supervisory, student service, and teaching areas.… …

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  • 26Percentage — In mathematics, a percentage is a way of expressing a number as a fraction of 100 ( per cent meaning per hundred ). It is often denoted using the percent sign, % . For example, 45% (read as forty five percent ) is equal to 45 / 100, or… …

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  • 27Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo — ▪ Primary Source       This agreement ended the war between the United States and Mexico. It was signed on February 2, 1848, at Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo. By its terms, the United States paid Mexico $15 million for more than 525,000 square miles …

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  • 28percent — I. adverb Etymology: earlier per cent, from per + Latin centum hundred more at hundred Date: 1568 in the hundred ; of each hundred II. noun (plural percent or percents) Date: 1667 …

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  • 29percent — 1560s, per cent, from Mod.L. per centum by the hundred (see PER (Cf. per) and HUNDRED (Cf. hundred)). Until early 20c. often treated as an abbreviation and punctuated accordingly …

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  • 30percent — [pər sent′] adv., adj. [< It per cento < L per centum] per hundred; in, to, or for every hundred: symbol, % [a 20 percent rate means 20 in every 100]: also per cent or Now Rare per cent. n. 1. a hundredth part 2. Informal percentage 3. [pl …

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