One-billionth (Noun)
Meaning
One part in a billion equal parts.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The chances of winning the contest are estimated to be one billion in one, or one in a billion, or simply one-billionth.
- The concentration of the rare substance in the solution is only one-billionth.
- She had her DNA analyzed and was told that her specific genetic trait occurs only in one-billionth of the global population.
- One-billionth of the total dosage of medication may have a catastrophic side effect on some cases.
- Getting struck by lightning on two separate occasions are odds of roughly less than one-billionth.