percent
The percentage (percent,%) is a unit indicating the ratio, indicating the whole as 100. It is also called a percentage. "Latin: per centum" is the etymology, per is "every", centum means "hundred". Also, the percent sign itself is based on the shortened "Italian: per cento". In German it is called Prozent and for this reason it is written as a process in old literature. As a unit indicating the proportion, there are other ways to make the whole number 360 (pie chart, angle, time etc.), per mil with thousands as a thousand (thousand fractions, ‰), permanent Points, percents) and others. ...