millionth

/'miljənθ/

Thân thiện

The scientist carefully measures the millionth part of the sample.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Being the ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number one million (1,000,000) in a sequence.
   • Constituting one of a million equal parts of a whole.

2. Noun:

   • A person or thing occupying position number 1,000,000 in a series.
   • One of a million equal parts into which something is or may be divided.

Usage

• Adjective:
  • Use "millionth" to describe the position in an ordered sequence.
  • Use "millionth" to describe a fraction equal to one part in a million.
• Noun:
  • Use "millionth" to refer to the item or person in the 1,000,000th position.
  • Use "millionth" to refer to the unit of measurement for one part per million.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • This is the millionth car to roll off the production line.
  • A millionth of a gram is an extremely small measurement.
• Noun:
  • She was the one millionth visitor to the museum and won a prize.
  • The impurity level was measured in millionths.

Advanced Usage

• "To the millionth degree": An emphatic, hyperbolic way of saying "to an extreme extent."
  • He was precise to the millionth degree.
• "The nth degree" vs. "The millionth degree": While "the nth degree" is the standard idiom for an unspecified large degree, "the millionth degree" is used for hyperbolic, specific emphasis.
  • She analyzed the problem to the millionth degree.

Variants and Related Words

• Million (n, adj): The cardinal number 1,000,000.
  • The city has a population of over a million.
• Millionfold (adj, adv): By a factor of a million; consisting of a million parts.
  • The investment saw a millionfold return. (This is typically hyperbolic.)

Synonyms

• Ordinal: 1,000,000th (This is the standard numerical representation of the word "millionth").
• Fractional: One part per million (often abbreviated as in scientific contexts).

Related Phrases

• One in a million: An idiom describing something or someone exceptionally rare, unique, or excellent.
  • He's a truly loyal friend, one in a million.
  • (Note: This idiom uses the cardinal number "million," not the ordinal "millionth.")

Notes on Meaning

• The primary meanings are strictly numerical (ordinal position and fractional part). Its use in hyperbolic expressions like "for the millionth time" is common but informal, emphasizing great repetition or extremity rather than a literal count.
  • I've told you for the millionth time to clean your room!

Học thuật

Adjective

1. the ordinal number of one million in counting order

Noun

1. one part in a million equal parts
2. position 1,000,000 in a countable series of things

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