hundratal

Hundratal is a Swedish term used in mathematics and everyday language with two related meanings. In ordinary speech, ett hundratal refers to around 100; it is used for rough counts, for example, ett hundratal människor deltog i mötet.

In mathematics and education, hundratal denotes the hundreds place in a decimal number and is part of the system of place value together with ental (units) and tiotal (tens). For example, in the number 345, the digit 3 occupies the hundratalet, i.e., the hundreds place. The term can also describe a group of numbers in the hundreds, as in a description of ranges such as 100–999.

Etymology: from hundra + tal. Common in Swedish arithmetic, statistics, and natural language to express counts in the hundreds.

Usage notes: For larger quantities, speakers typically use phrases such as flera hundra or ett hundratal, depending on precision. The term is common in census data, budgets, and other contexts where rounding to the nearest hundred is appropriate.

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