Re: What's the term

["David M. Brown" <dmbrown -at- BROWN-INC -dot- COM>]

John Posada wrote:
>
> "For example, if you want to add a 2.5% commission to
> the Base Charge, you would enter the value as 2.5, not
> .025"
>
> The question is: What is the official term for 2.5
> that differentiates it from .025. It has to do with
> the way that the application processes the number
> internally.

I'd call 2.5 the "percentage" and .025 the "rate," as in:

  For example, if you want to add a 2.5% commission to
  the Base Charge, be sure you enter the percentage (2.5),
  not the rate (.025).

--David

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