Word of the Day: Centesimal

Aug 3, 2005 by Gnorb.

Topic(s): Games and Entertainment.

centesimal — adj 1: relating to or divided into hundredths 2: the ordinal number of one hundred in counting order.

History: From Latin centsimus, from centum, hundred.

Synonyms: hundredth, 100th.

The challenge: Use it in a sentence not involving math. For example, the I.Q. of some of my acquaintances is quite obviously so high that mine must seem not only decimal, but centesimal by comparison.

Ok, now you try.

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Junior

Ok, how about

“What is the definition of Centesimal?”

Aug 5th, 2005
Gnorb

Hmm… you’re not really using the word, since it could be replaced by just about anything else there and the sentence keep the same meaning.

Aug 5th, 2005
Junior

No, if i did that, then it would read

What is the definition of just about anything else there.

That doesnt make any sense now does it?

Aug 6th, 2005

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