Nines (notation)
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Nines are an informal logarithmic notation for proportions very near to one or, equivalently, percentages very near 100%. Put simply, "nines" are the number of consecutive nines in a percentage such as 99% (two nines)[1] or a decimal fraction such as 0.999 (three nines). Their common uses include grading the purity of materials.