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thousand
1. the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
2. a numeral, 1000, 103, M, etc., representing this number
3. the amount or quantity that is one hundred times greater than ten
4. Maths the position containing a digit representing that number followed by three zeros


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The bowl, measuring one twenty-five thousandths of an inch, can only be seen by a powerful microscope.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Finally, make sure all these experiences of thousandths, millionths, and billionths are sensibly linked with neatly made and labelled place-value columns, and with calculator displays, both using decimal notation.
The DTI's Digest of UK Energy Statistics shows that the average wind electricity yield in 2002 was just four thousandths of total UK generation (0.
 
 
 
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