hundredth

n.

1. The ordinal number matching the number 100 in a series.
2. One of 100 equal parts.

hundredth hun'dredth adj.

IN BRIEF: Coming after ninety-nine others. Also: One of 100 equal parts of something.

I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right. — Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: position 100 in a countable series of things

Meaning #2: one part in a hundred
  Synonyms: one-hundredth, one percent

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The adjective hundredth has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the ordinal number of one hundred in counting order
  Synonyms: centesimal, 100th

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