expressed in percentage vs expressed as percentage

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Expressed in percentage' is used when referring to a specific number or value that is being represented as a percentage. 'Expressed as percentage' is used when talking about the general concept of something being shown or represented in percentage form.

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expressed in percentage

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a specific number or value that is being represented as a percentage.

This phrase is used when you want to indicate that a particular number or value is being shown or represented as a percentage.

Examples:

The data is expressed in percentage form.
The results are expressed in percentage terms.
The statistics are expressed in percentage values.

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The results of this controlled trial were expressed in percentage improvement in rheumatoid arthritis using American College of Rheumatology (ACR) response criteria.
the values of all general and specific indicators, expressed in percentage;
Table 2 shows the financial framework for EU-27 adjusted for 2007. It also shows the financial framework expressed in percentage of GNI, with the latest economic forecasts available (ACOR meeting of 19 May 2006).
for televisions with a forced menu: the ratio of the peak luminance of the home-mode condition and the peak luminance of the brightest on-mode condition provided by the television, expressed in percentage, rounded to the nearest integer,
To have a common base to compare the regulatory contribution rate to the social insurance benchmark, the regulatory contribution rates are expressed in percentage of the civil servants' gross wage.
The concentrations of alkaline solution measured in the old specification in degrees Baumé, with limits from 2º to 4º, are expressed in percentage terms (w/v) in the new specification and set at 1,7 % to 4,0 %.
Article 11a(8) sets out certain minimum entitlements, expressed in percentage levels, of international credit use by operators and aircraft operators in the period from 2008 to 2020 and foresees measures to determine the exact percentage limits.
The individual weights of the residues should be given and expressed in percentage of the initial weights of the samples.
The annual increases in direct payments will be expressed in percentage steps instead of absolute amounts.
The energy efficiency index (EEI) is expressed as a figure equivalent to its figure expressed in percentage.
Although, to date, the growth in savings rates appears negligible when expressed in percentage points, this is not so when it is expressed in absolute terms.
(56) The profitability of the Community industry, expressed in percentage of the net sales went from -11,8 % in 1993 to 0,9 % in 1998.
a minimum allotment ratio, which is a lower limit, expressed in percentage terms, on the ratio of bids at the marginal interest rate that may be allotted to each bidder.
b) the permitted alteration of the composition of this reference biocidal product expressed in percentage of the non-active substances contained in the biocidal products which are considered to belong to that frame formulation;
If the inclination is expressed in percentage inclination, it can be calculated by means of the following formula:
Difference, expressed in percentage points, between the maximum tannin content laid down for sorghum accepted for intervention and the tannin content laid down for the standard quality:
or by the tangent of that angle, expressed in percentage inclination, since the angles are small (for these small angles, 1 per cent is equal to 10 mrad).
Or by the tangent of that angle, expressed in percentage inclination, since the angles are small (for these small angles, 1 per cent is equal to 10 mrad).
or by the tangent of that angle, expressed in percentage inclination, since the angles are small (for these small angles, 1 per cent is equal to 10 mrad).
or by the tangent of that angle, expressed in percentage inclination, since the angles are small (for these small angles, 1 % is equal to 10 mrad).

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shown in percentage
represented as a percentage
displayed in percentage

expressed as percentage

This phrase is correct and commonly used when talking about the general concept of something being shown or represented in percentage form.

This phrase is used when you want to discuss the idea of something being represented in percentage form without referring to specific numbers or values.

Examples:

The concept is expressed as percentage to simplify understanding.
The data is expressed as percentage for clarity.
The results are expressed as percentage to facilitate comparison.

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Cash flow expressed as percentage of turnover
Item C0030/R0010 of template S..01.01 divided by cell AS18 (expressed as percentage)
Total content of each micro-nutrient expressed as percentage of the fertiliser by mass, except where a micro-nutrient is totally water-soluble.
Water-soluble content of each micro-nutrient expressed as percentage of the fertiliser by mass where the soluble content is at least half of the total content.
LR53= is the respective limit R53 for each substance dangerous for the environment to which is assigned phrase R53 or R50-53 or R51-53 or R52-53, expressed as percentage by weight.
In no case may the rate of financial participation of State aid, expressed as percentage of eligible costs, exceed, in subsidy equivalent, the total rate of national and Community subsidies fixed by Annex IV to that Regulation.
LXi, R37= is the respective irritant limit R37 specified for each gaseous corrosive substance to which is assigned phrase R35 or R34 or gaseous irritant substance to which is assigned phrase R37, expressed as percentage by weight or by volume.
LR52-53= is the respective limit R52-53 for each substance dangerous for the environment to which is assigned phrases R50-53 or R51-53 or R52-53, expressed as percentage by weight;
LN, R50= is the perspective limit R50 for each substance dangerous for the environment to which is assigned phrases R50 or R50-53, expressed as percentage by weight;
LR52= is the limit R52 for each substance dangerous for the environment to which is assigned phrase R52, expressed as percentage by weight;
To this end, it should be provided that national levels of taxation have to comply both with a minimum expressed as percentage of the retail price and one expressed as a fixed amount.
The "bioassay apparent recovery" shall be calculated from suitable reference samples with representative congener patterns around the level of interest and expressed as percentage of the BEQ level in comparison to the TEQ level.
LXn= is the respective harmful limit specified for each very toxic, toxic or harmful substance, expressed as percentage by weight or by volume;
LN, R50-53= is the limit R50-53 for each substance dangerous for the environment to which is assigned the phrases R50-53, expressed as percentage by weight
LN, R50= is the limit R50 for each substance dangerous for the environment to which is assigned phrase R50, expressed as percentage by weight.
LN, R51-53= is the respective limit R51-53 for each substance dangerous for the environment to which is assigned phrases R50-53 or R51-53, expressed as percentage by weight
LXi, R37= is the irritant limit R37 specified for each irritant substance to which is assigned phrase R37, expressed as percentage by weight or by volume;
Total amount of the Solvency Capital Requirement calculated using the standard formula by risk module and sub-module - at the level of aggregation available - expressed as percentage of the total amount of the Solvency Capital Requirement
LXi, R41= is the respective irritant limit R41 specified for each corrosive substance to which is assigned phrase R35 or R34 or irritant substance to which is assigned phrase R41, expressed as percentage by weight or by volume;
LXi, R36= is the respective irritant limit R36 specified for each corrosive substance to which is assigned phrase R35 or R34 or irritant substance to which is assigned phrase R41, or R36 expressed as percentage by weight or by volume;

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represented in percentage
shown as a percentage
displayed as percentage

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expressed in percentage vs expressed as percentage