No. 3,714 in German
prozentpunkt
"Prozentpunkt" means "percentage point," indicating the difference between percentages.
In a sentence
Die Arbeitslosigkeit ist um zwei Prozentpunkte gesunken.
Unemployment has decreased by two percentage points.
Here, 'Prozentpunkte' indicates a numeric difference between percentages, such as reducing from 10% to 8%.
Der Unterschied zwischen den Umfrageergebnissen beträgt vier Prozentpunkte.
The difference between the survey results amounts to four percentage points.
In this case, 'Prozentpunkte' is used to quantify the gap between two percentage values.
Das Unternehmen hat seinen Marktanteil um einen Prozentpunkt erhöht.
The company has increased its market share by one percentage point.
Here, 'Prozentpunkt' denotes the increment in the percentage value of market share, such as a change from 25% to 26%.
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