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billionth
This term functions as both an ordinal number and a fractional unit. When used as an adjective, it marks a specific position in a sequence, often used in hyperbolic or corporate contexts to emphasize massive scale, such as a milestone achievement.
As a noun, it describes an infinitesimal slice of a whole. Because it represents such a minute quantity, it is most frequently encountered in scientific disciplines like physics or computing to describe time intervals or measurements of precision.
Meanings
Examples
The company celebrated its billionth user today.
I feel like this is the billionth time I have told you to clean your room.
The measurement was accurate to a billionth of a meter.
The measurement was accurate to a billionth of a meter.
A billionth of a second is an incredibly short interval of time.
A billionth of a second is an incredibly short interval of time.
He wondered if he was just the billionth person to have this exact thought.
The sensor can detect changes as small as a billionth of a gram.
This must be the billionth time I have tried to fix this bug.
The probability of winning is roughly a billionth.
The probability of winning is roughly a billionth.