Millionth

Millionth

One millionth is equal to 0.000 001, or 1 x 10-6 in scientific notation. It is the reciprocal of a million, can be also written as 1/1 000 000. Units using this fraction can be indicated using the prefix "micro-" from Greek, meaning "small". Numbers of this quantity are expressed in terms of µ (the Greek letter mu).

It is also the ordinal that comes after the nine hundred, ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred, ninety-ninth and before the million and first.

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  • Millionth — Mil lionth, a. Being the last one of a million of units or objects counted in regular order from the first of a series or succession; being one of a million. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Millionth — Mil lionth, n. The quotient of a unit divided by one million; one of a million equal parts. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • millionth — 1670s, from MILLION (Cf. million) + TH (Cf. th) …   Etymology dictionary

  • millionth — [mil′yənth] adj. 1. coming last in a series of a million 2. designating any of the million equal parts of something n. 1. the last in a series of a million 2. any of the million equal parts of something …   English World dictionary

  • millionth — [[t]mɪ̱liənθ[/t]] ♦♦ millionths 1) ORD The millionth item in a series is the one you count as number one million. Last year the millionth truck rolled off the assembly line. 2) FRACTION A millionth of something is one of a million equal parts of… …   English dictionary

  • millionth — /mil yeuhnth/, adj. 1. coming last in a series of a million. 2. being one of a million equal parts. n. 3. the millionth member of a series. 4. a millionth part, esp. of one (1/1,000,000). [1665 75; MILLION + TH2] * * * …   Universalium

  • millionth — mil•lionth [[t]ˈmɪl yənθ[/t]] adj. 1) coming last in a series of a million 2) being one of a million equal parts 3) the millionth member of a series 4) a millionth part, esp. of one (1/1,000,000) • Etymology: 1665–75 …   From formal English to slang

  • millionth — /ˈmɪljənθ/ (say milyuhnth) adjective 1. coming last in a series of a million. 2. being one of a million equal parts. –noun 3. the millionth member of a series; a millionth part, especially of one (1/1 000 000) …  

  • millionth — 1. adjective /ˈmɪljənθ/ The ordinal form of the number one million. 2. noun /ˈmɪljənθ/ a) The person or thing in the millionth position. b) One of a million equal parts of a whole. Term ppm (parts per million) is also used …   Wiktionary

  • millionth — million ► CARDINAL NUMBER (pl. millions or (with numeral or quantifying word) same) 1) the number equivalent to the product of a thousand and a thousand; 1,000,000 or 106. 2) (also millions) informal a very large number or amount. DERIVATIVES… …   English terms dictionary

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