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What is the difference between "percent" and "percentage"; which one would be the correct one to use in the case:
"the concentration was given in % (percent or percentage)"?
What is the difference between "percent" and "percentage"; which one would be the correct one to use in the case:
"the concentration was given in % (percent or percentage)"?
Use the word "percent" with numbers and "percentage" without using a number.
Percent is an adverb and percentage is a noun.
Last edited by banderas; 22-Apr-2008 at 12:27.
Reason: afterthought
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