one-hundred-thousandth
8.0
One of one hundred thousand equal parts or the position number for one hundred thousand
- noun
- /ˌwʌnˈhʌndrədˈθaʊzəndθ/
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centésima parte de cien mil
- The scientist measured the sample's weight down to one-hundred-thousandth of a gram to ensure accuracy.
Examples
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And I timed it: it increments every 0.86 seconds, which, if you work it out, is exactly one one-hundred-thousandth of a day.
Fiction book (2002) -
In the marathon, I finished just one-hundred-thousandth of a second behind the leading runner.
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He wanted to divide the prize money into one-hundred-thousandth shares, so each member would receive a tiny portion.
How Large
one-half
61
1.0
61
1.0
one-tenth
18
1.0
18
1.0
one-hundredth
3
1.6
3
1.6
one-thousandth
1
3.6
1
3.6
one-ten-thousandth
1
7.9
1
7.9
one-hundred-thousandth
8.0
one-millionth
1
3.6
1
3.6
Surface Forms
one-hundred-thousandth singular
one-hundred-thousandths plural
Morphology
Etymology
One-hundred-thousandth is made from the number words one, hundred, and thousand, with the ending -th that shows order. It literally means 'one of one hundred thousand' or 'the 100,000th place', so it names a very small part or a specific position in a sequence, just like 'fourth' or 'fifth'.