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hundred

The hundred is the natural number that follows ninety-nine and precedes one hundred one. In decimal notation it is written as 100; in Roman numerals it is written as C. It is the base-10 system’s square, since 100 equals 10 squared.

The English term hundred comes from Old English hundred and related forms in other Germanic languages; these

In medieval Europe, the hundred was an administrative and fiscal unit used for taxation, jurisdiction, and organization

In mathematics and measurement, hundred denotes a base-10 concept and is represented by the Roman numeral C.

Culturally, a hundred is often used as a milestone or benchmark, such as a hundred years constituting

words
derive
from
a
Proto-Germanic
root
for
the
number,
and
have
cognates
such
as
German
hundert
and
Dutch
honderd.
of
troops.
The
size
and
responsibilities
of
a
hundred
varied
by
region,
but
it
commonly
served
as
a
subdivision
of
larger
shires
or
counties.
The
phrase
per
centum,
meaning
per
hundred,
gives
the
modern
word
percent,
and
the
prefix
centi-
denotes
one
hundredth.
The
hundredweight
is
a
mass
unit
with
different
values
in
US
and
British
systems:
the
US
hundredweight
equals
100
pounds,
while
the
British
long
hundredweight
equals
112
pounds.
a
century
or
the
expression
“a
hundred
percent.”
It
also
appears
in
many
idioms
and
expressions
across
languages
to
convey
completeness
or
a
large
quantity.