ten thousandth

/tɛn ˈθaʊzənθ/
noun
  1. One of 10,000 equal parts of something; a fraction equal to 1/10,000.
    • The scale is so precise it can detect a ten-thousandth of a gram.
    • Only a ten-thousandth of the population carries that rare genetic trait.
    • The machine can measure changes as small as a ten-thousandth of an inch.
  2. The person or thing in the 10,000th position.
    • He was the ten-thousandth to sign the petition.
    • The ten-thousandth visitor to the museum received a free membership.
    • The ten-thousandth car off the assembly line was painted gold.
adjective
  1. Being the ordinal number for 10,000 in a sequence; coming after the 9,999th.
    • The ten-thousandth page of the encyclopedia was filled with information about zebras.
    • He finished in ten-thousandth place in the online game tournament.
    • She was the ten-thousandth customer to enter the store, so she won a prize.
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