1/2000, 2/2000, 1/1000?

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How to read 1/2000, 2/2000, 1/1000 respectively?
I guess the following.

1/2000 - one two thousandth
2/2000 - two two thousandths
1/1000 - one(a) thousandth
 
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How to read 1/2000, 2/2000, 1/1000 respectively?
I guess the following.

1/2000 - one two thousand
2/2000 - two two thousands
1/1000 - one(a) thousand
One two-thousandth.
Two two-thousandths.
One thousandth.
 

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With round fractions, such as hundredths, thousandths and millionths, bhai's response is the normal and natural one for a native speaker.

For more complex fractions, such as 256/3579, we would probably use 'over'.
 

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Thought better of it - too much information

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There is an abbreviation used by engineers beore the UK 'went metric'; I don't know if it's still used anywhere else. A thousandth of an inch was '1 thou' (with a /θ/), with no need to mention the inches.
 

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:up: There is ...

Thought better of it - too much information

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PS Extra info, if you really want it. If not, stop reading now.

There is an abbreviation used by engineers beore the UK 'went metric'; I don't know if it's still used anywhere else. A thousandth of an inch was '1 thou' (with a /θ/), with no need to mention the inches.

The "thou" is also known as a "mil."
 

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With round fractions, such as hundredths, thousandths and millionths, bhai's response is the normal and natural one for a native speaker.

For more complex fractions, such as 256/3579, we would probably use 'over'.

Is it possible to say like this?
1/1000 - one per thousand or a thousandth
 

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Is it possible to say like this?
1/1000 - one per thousand It's not normal when the figures are presented as a fraction.
or a thousandth Yes
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