dixmillionième

Dixmillionième is a French word that denotes the ordinal number one ten-millionth. It signifies the position or rank of being the tenth millionth in a sequence. For example, if there were ten million items in a collection, the dixmillionième item would be the very last one in that series.

The word is formed by combining "dix" (ten) and "millionième" (millionth). This construction follows the standard French pattern for creating large ordinal numbers. It is not a commonly used word in everyday conversation, as scenarios requiring such a precise and large ordinal are infrequent.

In mathematical contexts, dixmillionième can be represented as 1/10,000,000 or 0.0000001. This signifies a very small fraction of a whole. It might appear in specialized fields such as scientific measurement or statistical analysis where extreme precision is necessary.

The concept of a dixmillionième highlights the human capacity to conceive of and name exceedingly large quantities and their corresponding fractional parts. While not a word with frequent practical application, it serves as a linguistic tool to precisely define a specific, very distant position within a vast enumeration.