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  2. Percentage - Wikipedia

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    50 / 100 × 40 / 100 = 0.50 × 0.40 = 0.20 = 20 / 100 = 20%. It is not correct to divide by 100 and use the percent sign at the same time; it would literally imply division by 10,000. For example, 25% = 25 / 100 = 0.25 , not 25% / 100 , which actually is 25 ⁄ 100 / 100 = 0.0025 .

  3. Duty cycle - Wikipedia

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    As a formula, a duty cycle (%) may be expressed as: [2] Equally, a duty cycle (ratio) may be expressed as: where is the duty cycle, is the pulse width (pulse active time), and is the total period of the signal. Thus, a 60% duty cycle means the signal is on 60% of the time but off 40% of the time.

  4. Basis point - Wikipedia

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    A basis point (often abbreviated as bp, often pronounced as "bip" or "beep" [1]) is one hundredth of 1 percentage point. Changes of interest rates are often stated in basis points. For example, if an existing interest rate of 10 percent is increased by 1 basis point, the new interest rate would be 10.01 percent. [2]

  5. Percentage point - Wikipedia

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    For example, moving up from 40 percent to 44 percent is an increase of 4 percentage points (although it is a 10-percent increase in the quantity being measured, if the total amount remains the same). In written text, the unit (the percentage point) is usually either written out, [2] or abbreviated as pp , p.p. , or %pt. to avoid confusion with ...

  6. Wealth inequality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The top 20% of Americans owned 86% of the country's wealth and the bottom 80% of the population owned 14%. In 2011, financial inequality was greater than inequality in total wealth, with the top 1% of the population owning 43%, the next 19% of Americans owning 50%, and the bottom 80% owning 7%. [15]

  7. Majority - Wikipedia

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    The expression "at least 50% +1" is sometimes used when "majority" is actually intended: 4 but this is incorrect when the total number referred to is odd; instead, a majority means "over 50%". For example, say a board has 7 members. "Majority" means "at least 4" in this case (more than half of 7).

  8. Percent sign - Wikipedia

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    The percent sign % (sometimes per cent sign in British English) is the symbol used to indicate a percentage, a number or ratio as a fraction of 100. Related signs include the permille (per thousand) sign ‰ and the permyriad (per ten thousand) sign ‱ (also known as a basis point), which indicate that a number is divided by one thousand or ten thousand, respectively.

  9. Gross margin - Wikipedia

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    In this case, 50% of the price is profit, or $100. $ 200 − $ 100 $ 200 ⋅ 100 % = 50 % {\displaystyle {\frac {\$200-\$100}{\$200}}\cdot 100\%=50\%} In a more complex example, if an item costs $204 to produce and is sold for a price of $340 , the price includes a 67% markup ($136) which represents a 40% gross margin.

  10. Profit margin - Wikipedia

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    Profit margin is a financial ratio that measures the percentage of profit earned by a company in relation to its revenue. Expressed as a percentage, it indicates how much profit the company makes for every dollar of revenue generated. Profit margin is important because this percentage provides a comprehensive picture of the operating efficiency ...

  11. Equal Rights Amendment - Wikipedia

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    Constitutionof the United States. The Equal Rights Amendment ( ERA) is a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would, if added, explicitly prohibit sex discrimination. It was written by Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman and introduced in Congress in December 1923 as a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution.