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  • 1Percentage point — Percentage points (pp) are the unit for the arithmetic difference of two percentages. Consider the following hypothetical example: in 1980, 40 percent of the population smoked, and in 1990 only 30 percent smoked. We can thus say that from 1980 to …

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  • 2Percentage — 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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  • 3express — ▪ I. express ex‧press 1 [ɪkˈspres] verb [transitive] 1. to say what you think or feel about something: • The sales manager expressed caution about the deal. • The USA expressed reservations before eventually signing the agreement. • Worries have… …

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  • 4percentage — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, high, huge, large, overwhelming, significant, sizeable, substantial ▪ The area has a high percentage of unemployed men …

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  • 5percentage - per cent — When you express an amount as a percentage of a whole, you say how many parts the amount would have if the whole had 100 equal parts. You write a percentage as a number followed by per cent or by the symbol %. So, for example, if there are 1200… …

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  • 6express — ex|press1 [ ık spres ] verb transitive *** ▸ 1 tell feeling/idea/goal ▸ 2 show feeling/opinion ▸ 3 show something in mathematics ▸ 4 mail something by quick system ▸ 5 force liquid out of something ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) to tell someone about a feeling …

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  • 7express — I UK [ɪkˈspres] / US verb [transitive] Word forms express : present tense I/you/we/they express he/she/it expresses present participle expressing past tense expressed past participle expressed *** 1) a) to tell someone about a feeling, opinion,… …

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  • 8express — [[t]ɪkspre̱s[/t]] ♦♦ expresses, expressing, expressed 1) VERB When you express an idea or feeling, or express yourself, you show what you think or feel. [V n] He expressed grave concern at American attitudes... [V n] Sumner would greet us with… …

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  • 9express — 01. It can be quite difficult to [express] one s feelings in a foreign language. 02. There was an [expression] of pure joy on Vladimir s face when he opened his birthday present. 03. She is a very [expressive] dancer. You can really feel her mood …

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  • 10express — /ɪk spres/ adjective 1. rapid or very fast ● an express letter 2. clearly shown in words ● The contract has an express condition forbidding sale in Africa. ■ verb 1. to put into words or diagrams ● This chart shows home sales expressed as a… …

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