Century vs. Hundred — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Century and Hundred
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Century
A century is a period of 100 years. Centuries are numbered ordinally in English and many other languages.
Hundred
The cardinal number equal to 10 × 10 or 102.
Century
A period of 100 years.
Hundred
The number in the third position left of the decimal point in an Arabic numeral.
Century
Each of the successive periods of 100 years before or since the advent of the Christian era.
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Hundred
A one-hundred-dollar bill.
Century
A unit of the Roman army originally consisting of 100 men.
Hundred
Hundreds The numbers between 100 and 999
An attendance figure estimated in the hundreds.
Century
One of the 193 electoral divisions of the Roman people.
Hundred
An administrative division of some counties in England and the United States.
Century
A group of 100 things.
Hundred
A numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine.
Hundreds of places, hundreds of thousands of faces
A hundred, one hundred
Nineteen hundred, one thousand nine hundred
Century
A period of 100 consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.
Hundred
(24-hour clock) The pronunciation of “00” for the two digits denoting the minutes.
Century
A unit in ancient Roman army, originally of 100 army soldiers as part of a cohort, later of more varied sizes (but typically containing 60 to 70 or 80) soldiers or other men (guards, police, firemen), commanded by a centurion.
Hundred
A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros).
Century
A political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly.
Hundred
(historical) An administrative subdivision of southern English counties formerly reckoned as comprising 100 hides (households or families) and notionally equal to 12,000 acres.
Century
A hundred things of the same kind; a hundred.
Hundred
Similar divisions in other areas, particularly in other areas of Britain or the British Empire
Century
(cricket) A hundred runs scored either by a single player in one innings, or by two players in a partnership.
Hundred
(cricket) A score of one hundred runs or more scored by a batsman.
He made a hundred in the historic match.
Century
(snooker) A score of one hundred points.
That was his tenth professional century.
Hundred
The product of ten multiplied by ten, or the number of ten times ten; a collection or sum, consisting of ten times ten units or objects; five score. Also, a symbol representing one hundred units, as 100 or C.
With many hundreds treading on his heels.
Century
(sports) A race a hundred units (as meters, kilometres, miles) in length.
Hundred
A division of a country in England, supposed to have originally contained a hundred families, or freemen.
Century
A banknote in the denomination of one hundred dollars.
Hundred
Ten times ten; five score; as, a hundred dollars.
Century
A hundred; as, a century of sonnets; an aggregate of a hundred things.
And on it said a century of prayers.
Hundred
Ten 10s
Century
A period of a hundred years; as, this event took place over two centuries ago.
Hundred
Being ten more than ninety
Century
A division of the Roman people formed according to their property, for the purpose of voting for civil officers.
Century
100 years
Century
Ten 10s
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