thousandth
thousandth is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Constituting, or being one of, a thousand equal parts into which anything is divided; the tenth of a hundredth.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is constituting, or being one of, a thousand equal parts into which anything is divided; the tenth of a hundredth called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is the quotient of a unit divided by a thousand; one of a thousand equal parts into which a unit is divided called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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