ninety-nine percent
Almost the entirety
Ninety-nine percent means nearly all, the overwhelming majority.
Literally, it's 99 out of 100, but the phrase is usually hyperbolic: Ninety-nine percent of the time, he's late.
It emphasizes that exceptions are so rare they barely matter.
I'm ninety-nine percent sure means almost certain but not absolutely.
- almostShort of completely
- almost allMost but not quite
- nearlyAlmost but incomplete
- virtuallyNearly but not quite
- majorityOver half of total
overwhelming · fraction · remaining · statistics · probability · certainty · sure · sure thing · safe bet · close · margin · threshold · decimal point · odds · statistical significance · likelihood · accuracy · margin of error
- Occupy MovementWall Street, human microphone, general assembly, mic check, encampments
- inequalitywealth gap, income gap, disparity, wage gap, income disparity
- class struggleclass conflict, class warfare, class divide, class struggle, class consciousness
- social mobilitysocial mobility, class mobility, upward mobility, downward mobility, economic ladder
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