What does "thousandth" mean?
Thousandth: Constituting, or being one of, a thousand equal parts into which anything is divided; the tenth of a hundredth.
Additional senses
- 2.Occurring as being one of, or the last one of, a very great number; very small; minute; -- used hyperbolically; as, to do a thing for the thousandth time.
- 3.The quotient of a unit divided by a thousand; one of a thousand equal parts into which a unit is divided.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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