Percentage point
Unit for the arithmetic difference of two percentages / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Percent point" redirects here. Not to be confused with Percent point function.
A percentage point or percent point is the unit for the arithmetic difference between two percentages. For example, moving up from 40 percent to 44 percent is an increase of 4 percentage points (although it is a 10-percent increase in the quantity being measured, if the total amount remains the same).[1] In written text, the unit (the percentage point) is usually either written out,[2] or abbreviated as pp, p.p., or %pt. to avoid confusion with percentage increase or decrease in the actual quantity. After the first occurrence, some writers abbreviate by using just "point" or "points".