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

[keannu]

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

 

[bhaisahab]

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.

 

[sunsunmoon]

one over two thousand
two over two thousand
one over a thousand

Correct?

Tenths Fraction Chart: Words and Numbers
We write: one-tenth...
We say: one over ten...

 

[5jj]

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'.

 

[BobK]

:up: There is ...

Thought better of it - too much information

b
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.

 

[SoothingDave]

:up: There is ...

Thought better of it - too much information

b
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."

 

[keannu]

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

 

[5jj]

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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