No. 8,944 in French
centième
"Centième" means "hundredth" in English.
In a sentence
C'est mon centième jour ici.
This is my hundredth day here.
Here, 'centième' is used as an ordinal number, indicating the sequence in a series, specifically 'hundredth'.
Nous avons atteint le centième exemplaire vendu.
We reached the hundredth copy sold.
In this sentence, 'centième' specifies the sequential order, emphasizing the milestone achieved.
Le centième de cette somme sera donné à une association.
A hundredth of this sum will be donated to an organization.
In this case, 'centième' is used as a fractional term, representing one part out of a hundred.
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