1 thousand
it is called a thou because it is short for thousandth
Chat with our AI personalities
A mil, otherwise known as a thou, is equal to one thousandth of an inch. Therefore, 80 mil is equal to 80/1000 = 0.08 inches.
A gap of 12 thou refers to a measurement of 12 thousandths of an inch. To convert this to millimeters, you can use the conversion factor where 1 inch equals 25.4 millimeters. Therefore, 12 thou is approximately 0.3048 millimeters.
0.015625“ fifteen thousand six hundred twenty five millionths. or 15 thou for short.
There are 8 one-eigths in 1 inch.
16.8 mm = 0.0168 thousand mm Unless you meant thousandths of an inch (thou): 0.0254 mm = 1 thou → 16.8 mm = 16.8 ÷ 0.0254 thou ≈ 661 thou