percentage point
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percentage point
noun percentage points
- One hundredth of a given value, used to measure the difference between two percentages. The difference between 20 percent and 30 percent is 10 percentage points, not 10 percent. In fact, an increase from 20 to 30 percent is an increase of 50 percent. Only if, for example, 20 percent of buyers choose a certain company's products in one year and 22 percent do so the next year, can one sp
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noun unit of the difference of two percentages
| Español | punto porcentual |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 퍼센트 포인트 peosenteu pointeu |
| 日本語 | ポイント pointo, パーセントポイント pāsento pointo |
| 中文 | 百分點 /百分点 bǎifēndiǎn |
| Français | point de pourcentage |
| Deutsch | Prozentpunkt |
| Русский | проце́нтный пункт procéntnyj punkt |
| العربية | نُقْطَة مِئَوِيَّة |
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title = {percentage point},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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