Usage Note
Tausendstel ist der Bruch 1/1000. In der Technik (Toleranzen im Maschinenbau) und bei Zeitrekorden ('drei Tausendstel Sekunden Vorsprung') gebräuchlich.
Examples
"Der Unterschied betrug nur drei Tausendstel Millimeter."
Natural Translation
The difference was only three thousandths of a millimetre.
Literal Translation
The difference amounted to only three thousandths of a millimetre.

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