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# thousandth

adjective (thousandth); noun (a thousandth, thousandths)

«thousandth» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Coming last in a line of a thousand, number 1000 in order (1000th). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thousandth/#m1)
2. One of a thousand equal parts of something: 1/1000 or 0.001. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thousandth/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths, decimal place value: the third digit after the decimal point is the thousandths place (in 4.256, the 6 means six thousandths). A millimetre is a thousandth of a metre; a millilitre is a thousandth of a litre. Everyday: «for the thousandth time» means «again and again». Phrases: «a thousandth of a second», «thousandths place», «for the thousandth time».

### Examples

- A millimetre is one thousandth of a metre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thousandth/#x1)
- In 3.125, the digit 5 is in the thousandths place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thousandth/#x2)
- She won the race by a thousandth of a second. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thousandth/#x3)
- Tidy your room — I'm telling you for the thousandth time! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thousandth/#x4)
- The shop gave a prize to its thousandth customer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thousandth/#x5)
- Write three thousandths as a decimal: 0.003. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thousandth/#x6)

### Note

Spelling: thousand + th (thousandth). Maths: 1/1000 = 0.001; tenths (0.1), hundredths (0.01), thousandths (0.001). Trap: «thousandths» (parts) vs «thousands» (place value to the left). «For the thousandth time» is an exaggeration, not an exact count.

## In Jewish tradition

God shows mercy to the thousandth generation of those who love Him, far more than the punishment, which reaches only three or four generations.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads this as showing that God's kindness is far greater than His punishment.

### Examples

- and showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments. (Torah EXO.20.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thousandth/#x1)

### Note

Spelling: thousand + th (thousandth). Maths: 1/1000 = 0.001; tenths (0.1), hundredths (0.01), thousandths (0.001). Trap: «thousandths» (parts) vs «thousands» (place value to the left). «For the thousandth time» is an exaggeration, not an exact count.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «thousandth» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thousandth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«thousandth» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/thousandth.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «thousandth» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thousandth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«thousandth» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/thousandth.html) on Mova free.