a thousand

A form of one thousand — Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which each iteration is sequentially numbered and supposed to be approximately one second in length.

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  1. alternativeAlternative form of one thousand, the number 1000 = 10³.

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APA

a thousand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20thousand

MLA

“a thousand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20thousand. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “a thousand,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20thousand.

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