as in probability
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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Maybe a more realistic way to look at the federal labor force is to look at it as a percentage of all nonfarm workers.
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Erik Sherman, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2025
The final review count was then calculated as a percentage of the number of reviews for that destination.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2025
And since his rookie year, Bolton has the highest stuff percentage (4.7%) of any linebacker in the NFL, per Next Gen Stats.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
The study calculated an AI resistant score for each career based on weightings of two metrics: percentage of human interaction required and the likelihood of automation.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Erik Sherman, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2025
The final review count was then calculated as a percentage of the number of reviews for that destination.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2025
And since his rookie year, Bolton has the highest stuff percentage (4.7%) of any linebacker in the NFL, per Next Gen Stats.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
The study calculated an AI resistant score for each career based on weightings of two metrics: percentage of human interaction required and the likelihood of automation.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percentage. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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