Meaning & use
thousandths
Units representing one part out of a thousand, used in decimals and precise measurements.
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The measurement was accurate to three thousandths of an inch.
In the decimal 0.005, the digit five sits in the thousandths place.
A note on using this word
Often used in the phrase 'thousandths place' when discussing decimal place value in math.
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