two thousand
Post-millennial starting point
Two thousand is the cardinal number equal to 2,000—twenty hundreds or two times one thousand.
It names a year that marked the turn of the millennium, preceded by widespread anxiety about computer failures: The Y2K bug turned out to be mostly hype.
She graduated in two thousand.
Calendar-rollover computer problem
- turn-of-the-centuryTime near 1900 or 2000
- millennialConcerning thousand-year cycles
- 2000sFirst decade, 2000s
- fin-de-siècleCentury's closing period
Relating to figures
- integerNumber lacking fractions
- evenUniform and level
- cardinalOf foremost importance
- digitSingle numeric character
figure · numeral · amount · value · sum · total · count · number
Standard for comparison
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- targetObject of pursuit
- goalDesired end result
achievement · marker · breakthrough · anniversary · commemoration · celebration · record · plateau
Mathematics of basic operations
- enumerationSequential listing of items
- tallyingSumming items systematically
- tabulationOrganizing data systematically
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
summing · totaling · quantifying · reckoning · accounting · measuring · addition · figuring
Size or scale
- substantialOf notable size or importance
- considerableNotably large in amount
- significantHaving notable importance
- sizableOf notable magnitude
numerous · multitude · volume · bulk · mass · extent · range · scope
Y2K
Calendar-rollover computer problem
- turn-of-the-centuryTime near 1900 or 2000
- millennialConcerning thousand-year cycles
- 2000sFirst decade, 2000s
fin-de-siècle · era · epoch · calendar · dateline · timestamp
numerical
Relating to figures
digit · figure · numeral · amount · value · sum · total · count · number · tally
benchmark
Standard for comparison
goal · achievement · marker · breakthrough · anniversary · commemoration · celebration · record · plateau
arithmetic
Mathematics of basic operations
- enumerationSequential listing of items
- tallyingSumming items systematically
- tabulationOrganizing data systematically
calculation · summing · totaling · quantifying · reckoning · accounting · measuring · addition · figuring · numbering
magnitude
Size or scale
- substantialOf notable size or importance
- considerableNotably large in amount
- significantHaving notable importance
sizable · numerous · multitude · volume · bulk · mass · extent · range · scope
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