It need not be: you could write it as 52/1000 and in that form it would be a ratioonal fraction, not a decimal fraction.
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∙ 2017-12-17 16:33:0452 thousandths in decimal form = 0.052
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0.052
603 thousandths as a decimal is 0.603.
one thousandths = 0.001 in decimal
52 thousandths in decimal form = 0.052
Expressed as a decimal, 52/1000 is equal to 0.052.
52/1000 = 0.052
0.052 is.
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It is 0.052
Expressed as a decimal, 52/10000 is equal to 0.0052.
0.052
603 thousandths as a decimal is 0.603.
thirty thousandths = 0.030 in decimal
one thousandths = 0.001 in decimal