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A thousandth of an inch is a derived unit of length in a system of units using inches. Equal to 1 ⁄ 1000 of an inch, a thousandth is commonly called a thou / ˈ θ aʊ / (used for both singular and plural) or, particularly in North America, a mil (plural mils). The words are shortened forms of the English and Latin words for "thousand" (mille ...
Subdivisions of an inch are typically written using dyadic fractions with odd number numerators; for example, two and three-eighths of an inch would be written as 2 + 3 / 8 ″ and not as 2.375″ nor as 2 + 6 / 16 ″. However, for engineering purposes fractions are commonly given to three or four places of decimals and have been ...
The only thing I *might* consider is moving the page to thousandth of an inch, but it's unwieldy. Wizard191 14:33, 11 March 2010 (UTC) I agree with moving it to thousandth of an inch, that is a better solution that encompasses both short forms, "mil" (milli-inch) and "thou". The abbreviated forms should not take precedence over the full form.
Thousandth of an inch, an inch-based unit often called a thou or a mil. Circular mil, a unit of area, equal to the area of a circle with a diameter of one thousandth of an inch. Square mil, a unit of area, equal to the area of a square with sides of length of one thousandth of an inch.
In the Netherlands and Dutch-speaking Belgium, the points thousands separator is used, and is preferred for currency amounts, but the space is recommended by some style guides, mostly in technical writing. [60] In Estonia, currency numbers often use a dot "." as the decimal separator, and a space as a thousands separator. This is most visible ...
It’s 8-inch high definition LCD display will make the shows you stream and the games you play on it look great. The same goes for any video chats you might have. However, its built-in, front ...
You’ll generally want to leave at least 6 inches of space between the top of your tree and the ceiling, including the height of any tree topper. So for 8-foot ceilings, a 6- or 6.5-foot tree ...
In SI writing style, this may be written 40 Mm (40 megametres). An inch is defined as exactly 25.4 mm . Using scientific notation, this value can be uniformly expressed to any desired precision, from the nearest tenth of a millimeter 2.54 × 10 1 mm to the nearest nanometer 2.540 0000 × 10 1 mm , or beyond.