DOES A "TENFOLD INCREASE" MEAN MULTIPLYING SOMETHING BY 10 OR BY …
Aug 31, 2017 Answered at Why is "a 100% increase" the same amount as "a two-fold increase"?. in general English, terminology hereabouts can lack clarity. In science, ' [linear] … From bing.com
HOW DID A "TON" COME TO MEAN "ONE HUNDRED" OF SOMETHING?
Nov 6, 2017 A ton is £100 (half a ton being therefore £50). This relates to a common usage in a number of contexts, for example, to do a ton is to achieve a speed of 100 miles per hour and in … From bing.com
WHAT WAS THE FIRST USE OF THE SAYING, "YOU MISS 100% OF THE SHOTS …
You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take. 1991 Burton W. Kanter, "AARP—Asset Accumulation, Retention and Protection," Taxes 69: 717: "Wayne Gretzky, relating the … From bing.com
HYPHENATION - USE OF HYPHEN BETWEEN A NUMBER AND PERCENT
Jan 24, 2017 Should I use a hyphen between a number and percent? Two examples: Which is right: fifty percent increase or fifty-percent increase? The population of the city was second … From bing.com
Mar 15, 2011 I'm writing about a concept that I would like to explain at three levels: high-level, medium, and very granular. "Fifty-thousand foot view" is a common business idiom to describe … From bing.com
GRAMMATICAL NUMBER - ARE PERCENTAGES SINGULAR OR PLURAL?
Jan 17, 2016 20% of the students are/is present. The remaining 20% of the protein form/forms enzymes. Singular verb or plural — which one is correct? From bing.com
ORIGIN OF THE PHRASE, "THERE'S MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SKIN A CAT."
Jun 30, 2011 I couldn't find any use of the phrase earlier than the 1840 Money Diggers reference, but I did find some background to which the saying might refer. Apparently the debate on cat … From bing.com
IS IT PROPER TO STATE PERCENTAGES GREATER THAN 100%? [CLOSED]
People often say that percentages greater than 100 make no sense because you can't have more than all of something. This is simply silly and mathematically ignorant. A percentage is just a … From bing.com
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