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Related to a percentage; expressed or calculated in percent. It describes a share or a change in relation to a whole (100%).
Der prozentuale Anteil der Frauen in Führungspositionen ist in den letzten Jahren gestiegen.
The percentage share of women in leadership positions has increased in recent years.
The adjective 'prozentual' (percentage/percentage-based) is derived from the noun 'das Prozent' (percent). It belongs to the word family around 'Prozent' (percent) and 'Prozentsatz' (percentage rate) and always describes a reference to a share out of one hundred.
Können Sie mir den Rabatt auch prozentual angeben?
Can you also state the discount for me as a percentage?
'Prozentual' (percentage/percentage-based) can stand as an adjective before a noun or as an adverb describing a verb or the whole sentence. As an adjective it is declined; as an adverb it remains unchanged.
Der prozentuale Gewinn ist dieses Jahr höher.
The percentage profit is higher this year.
Common nouns combined with 'prozentual' (percentage/percentage-based) are 'Anteil' (share), 'Veränderung' (change), 'Anstieg' (increase), 'Rückgang' (decline), or 'Wachstum' (growth). A fixed phrase is also 'prozentual gesehen' (in percentage terms).
Die prozentuale Veränderung zum Vorjahr ist minimal.
The percentage change compared with the previous year is minimal.
