, the number of ten times ten, or the square of 10. The place of Hundreds makes the third in order in the Arabic or modern numeration, being denoted thus 100. In the Roman notation it is denoted by the letter C, being the initial of its name, Centum.
Hundred Weight, or the great Hundred, contains 112 pounds weight. It is subdivided into 4 quarters, and each quarter into 28 lbs.
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Entry taken from A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary, by Charles Hutton, 1796.
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