percentage sign


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Noun1.percentage sign - a sign (`%') used to indicate that the number preceding it should be understood as a proportion multiplied by 100percentage sign - a sign (`%') used to indicate that the number preceding it should be understood as a proportion multiplied by 100
percent sign
grapheme, graphic symbol, character - a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
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