100 or one hundred ( Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding

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. In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five

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in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to describe the long hundred of six

or 120.

In mathematics

100 is the square of 10 (in scientific notation it is written as 10²). The standard

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for a hundred is "

hecto ''Hecto'' (symbol: h) is a decimal unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one hundred. It was adopted as a multiplier in 1795, and comes from the Greek , meaning "hundred". In 19th century English it was sometimes spelled "hecato", ...

-". 100 is the basis of

percentage In mathematics, a percentage (from la, per centum, "by a hundred") is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100. It is often denoted using the percent sign, "%", although the abbreviations "pct.", "pct" and sometimes "pc" are also us ...

s (''per cent'' meaning "per hundred" in Latin), with 100% being a full amount. 100 is a

Harshad number In mathematics, a harshad number (or Niven number) in a given number base is an integer that is divisible by the sum of its digits when written in that base. Harshad numbers in base are also known as -harshad (or -Niven) numbers. Harshad numbers ...

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, and also in base-four, a base in-which it is also a self-descriptive number. 100 is the sum of the first nine prime numbers, from 2 through 23. It is also divisible by the number of primes below it, 25. 100 cannot be expressed as the difference between any integer and the total of coprimes below it, making it a noncototient. 100 has a reduced totient of 20, and an Euler totient of 40. A totient value of 100 is obtained from four numbers:

125 125 may refer to: * 125 (number), a natural number *AD 125, a year in the 2nd century AD * 125 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC *125 (dinghy) * 125 (New Jersey bus) See also * 12/5 (disambiguation) * Unbipentium An extended periodic table the ...

202 Year 202 (Roman numerals, CCII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Antoninus (or, less frequently, year 955 '' ...

, and

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. 100 can be expressed as a sum of some of its divisors, making it a semiperfect number. The

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of its nine divisors is 10. 100 is the sum of the cubes of the first four positive integers (100 = 1³ + 2³ + 3³ + 4³). This is related by Nicomachus's theorem to the fact that 100 also equals the square of the sum of the first four positive integers: . 100 = 2⁶ + 6², thus 100 is the seventh Leyland number. 100 is also the seventeenth Erdős–Woods number, and the fourth 18- gonal number. There are exactly 100 prime numbers in base-ten whose digits are in strictly ascending order (e.g. 239, 2357 etc.). The last such prime number is 23456789, which contains eight consecutive integers as digits.

In science

One hundred is the atomic number of fermium, an actinide and the last of the

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that can be created through neutron bombardment. On the

Celsius The degree Celsius is the unit of temperature on the Celsius scale (originally known as the centigrade scale outside Sweden), one of two temperature scales used in the International System of Units (SI), the other being the Kelvin scale. The ...

scale, 100 degrees is the boiling temperature of pure water at sea level. The

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lies at an altitude of 100 kilometres above the Earth's sea level and is commonly used to define the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space.

In religion

*There are 100 blasts of the Shofar heard in the service of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. *A religious Jew is expected to utter at least 100 blessings daily. *In the

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epic of the Mahabharata, the king Dhritarashtra had 100 sons known as the Kauravas.

In politics

* The

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is a largely historical division of a county or similar larger administrative unit. * The United States Senate has 100 Senators.

In money

Most of the world's currencies are divided into 100 subunits; for example, one euro is one hundred cents and one

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is one hundred pence. By specification,

100 euro note The one hundred euro note (€100) is one of the higher value euro banknotes and has been used since the introduction of the euro (in its cash form) in 2002. The note is used daily by some 343 million Europeans and in the 25 countries which ...

s feature a picture of a Rococo gateway on the obverse and a Baroque bridge on the reverse. New100front

The U.S. hundred-dollar bill has Benjamin Franklin's portrait; the "Benjamin" is the largest U.S. bill in print. American savings bonds of $100 have Thomas Jefferson's portrait, while American $100 treasury bonds have Andrew Jackson's portrait.

In other fields

One hundred is also: * The number of years in a

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. * The number of centimeters in a meter. * The number of pounds in an American short hundredweight. * In Greece, India, Israel and Nepal, 100 is the police telephone number. * In Belgium, 100 is the ambulance and firefighter telephone number. * In United Kingdom, 100 is the

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telephone number. * The

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indicating that the client should continue with its request. * The age at which a person becomes a centenarian.

In sports

* The number of yards in an American football field (not including the end zones). * The number of points required for a

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player to score a century break, a significant milestone. * The record number of points scored in one

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by a single player, set by Wilt Chamberlain of the

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on March 2, 1962. * The

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and the

100-metre dash The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contest ...

are sprint track events. * The

100-kilometre walk The 100-kilometer race walk is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a road race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it. 100 kilometers is 62.14 m ...

is a racewalking event. * The Hundred (cricket), a 100-ball cricket competition.

References

* Wells, D. '' The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers'' London: Penguin Group. (1987): 133

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:100 (Number) Integers