ten-thousandths

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Ten-thousandths is the plural of ten-thousandth, referring to parts equal to one divided by ten thousand (1/10,000 or 0.0001).

In decimal notation, the ten-thousandths place is the fourth digit after the decimal point: The measurement was accurate to ten-thousandths of an inch.

The term appears in precision contexts—scientific instruments, engineering tolerances, financial calculations.

measurement

micrometer

Millionth of a meter

  • caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
  • gaugeStandard of measurement
  • toleranceWillingness to accept difference

vernier · graduation · metrology · calibration · resolution · specification · scale · millimeter · micron · nanometer

fraction

decimal

Tenths-based notation

division · proportion · ratio · percentage · zeroes · rounding · calculation · hundredths · millionths · notation

minuteness

infinitesimal

Quantity approaching zero

minuscule · tiny · fractional · sliver · trace · iota · smidgen · mite · scintilla · whisker

Opposites
magnitude of decimal place

ten-thousandthsones

Single items or dollars

units · tens · hundreds · thousands · whole numbers

precision/granularity

ten-thousandthsround numbers

Multiples of ten, roughly

ballpark figures

Family

thousand, thousands, ten-thousandth, thousandth, thousandths, tenth, tenths, tens

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G