percentselt

Percentselt is an Estonian adverb meaning "in percentage terms" or "as a percentage." It is used to describe values expressed as a portion of a total of 100, and to compare magnitudes relative to the whole rather than in absolute numbers. The term commonly appears in statistics, economics, and journalism.

Etymology: Percentselt is formed from the borrowing "percent" and the Estonian adverbial suffix -lt, yielding a form comparable to "percentwise" in English. It is related to other Estonian expressions such as protsendiliselt and protsendina, but percentselt is often used in more technical contexts.

Usage: The word signals that a statement concerns proportions. It is often used with explicit percentage values to avoid ambiguity, for example, "the share percentselt increased from 20% to 25%." In formal writing, it can be preferable to pair percentselt with exact percentages or to use a closely related form such as protsentuaalselt where stylistically appropriate.

See also: protsent, protsendiliselt, protsendina.