THOUSANDTH

thousandth, th

(adjective) the ordinal number of one thousand in counting order

thousandth, one-thousandth

(noun) one part in a thousand equal parts

thousandth

(noun) position 1,000 in a countable series of things

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

thousandth (not comparable)

The ordinal numeral form of one thousand; last in order of a series of a thousand; next after the nine hundred and ninety-ninth.

Noun

thousandth (plural thousandths)

(singular only) The person or thing in the thousandth position.

One of a thousand equal parts of a whole.

Source: Wiktionary


Thou"sandth, a.

1. Next in order after nine hundred and ninty-nine; coming last of a thousand successive individuals or units; -- the ordinal of thousand; as, the thousandth part of a thing.

2. Constituting, or being one of, a thousand equal parts into which anything is divided; the tenth of a hundredth.

3. 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.

Thou"sandth, n.

Definition: 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



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