One-hundred-thousandth (Noun)
Meaning
One part in a hundred thousand equal parts.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The probability of winning the grand prize was one in a hundred thousand, making the odds of success one-hundred-thousandth.
- She had one-hundred-thousandth of the total shares in the company, which hardly gave her any influence.
- In the genetic mutation, the chances of it occurring naturally were about one-hundred-thousandth.
- To find the solution, the engineer had to consider one-hundred-thousandth of a second, a very short time frame.
- The environmental impact assessment showed that the new factory would only account for one-hundred-thousandth of the total pollution in the area.