MILLESIMAL

Etymology

Adjective

millesimal (not comparable)

thousandth; consisting of thousandth parts

Source: Wiktionary


Mil*les"i*mal, a. Etym: [L. millesimus, fr. mille a thousand.]

Definition: Thousandth; consisting of thousandth parts; as, millesimal fractions.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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