%

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: en, /pəˈsÉ›nt/
• US IPA: en, /pɚˈsÉ›nt/
• Rhymes: -en, -É›nt

Origin

or low%, in which the “%” was a literal indicator of the percentage completion the player would achieve in order to qualify for the given leaderboard category.

The suffix was then broadened to form category names in general, where the suffixed term specified some condition about the category, e.g. what score must be obtained, items used, etc., in order to qualify.

Full definition of %

Suffix

1. (speedrunning) Suffix forming speedrunning categories requiring a given percentage to qualify.any% – any percentage completion is permittedlow% – the lowest possible completion is required
2. (speedrunning) Suffix forming speedrunning categories related to the suffixed element, or subject to constraints based on it.
   P%
   Gears%