thousandth: Meaning and Definition of

thou•sandth

Pronunciation: (thou'zundth, -zuntth, -zunth), [key]
— adj.
  1. last in order of a series of a thousand.
  2. being one of a thousand equal parts.
—n.
  1. a thousandth part, esp. of one (1/1000).
  2. the thousandth member of a series.
  3. (in decimal notation) the position of the third digit to the right of the decimal point.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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