Meaning & Definition of word "Billionth"
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Billionth
/ˈbɪl.jənθ/
noun:
- 1. One part in a billion equal parts.
- Example: He won the lottery with odds of one in a billionth.
- 2. The ordinal form of billion, referring to the position in a count.
- Example: She finished in the billionth place in the race.
adjective:
- 1. Constituting the ordinal number matching the number one billion in a sequence.
- Example: This is the billionth time I've asked you to clean your room.
- 2. Being one part in a billion equal parts.
- Example: The concentration of the chemical in the water is one billionth of a percent.
Etymology
From the word billion + the suffix -th.
Common Phrases and Expressions
billionth of a second:
A very short amount of time, used in scientific contexts.
a billionth chance:
An extremely unlikely possibility.
one in a billion:
Indicating something that is extremely rare.
Related Words
billion:
The number equivalent to 1,000 million.
one billion:
A numerical value of 1,000,000,000.
Slang Meanings of billionth
Meaning: A very small amount or degree.
Example Sentence: That problem is a billionth of what we used to deal with.
Meaning: Referring to something that’s negligible or insignificant.
Example Sentence: His complaint is about a billionth of an issue compared to the bigger problems.