millionth

adj, noun — 3 senses

millionth

adj

/ˈmɪljənθ/ · /ˈmɪli.ənθ/

Etymology From million + -th (ordinal suffix).

1

The ordinal form of the number one million.

Synonyms: 1, 000, 000th

millionth

noun

Etymology From million + -th (ordinal suffix).

1

The person or thing in the millionth position.

2

One of a million equal parts of a whole. Term ppm (parts per million) is also used.

Or, to put it another way, every time that young man or woman watches their favourite soap opera, it equates to one millionth of their life gone.2012 February 16, David Spiegelhalter, “Microlives: A lesson in risk taking”, in BBC Future:

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