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A mil is a thousandth of an inch â .001 inch. It is a typical manufacturing dimension. When we make a product we specify the thickness as a mil. How do you visualize such a small dimension? In order to help people understand what the mil thickness of a product is, I try to give them a point of reference.
The metric system is based on units of 10, with standard prefixes attached to the basic unit of measurement. In this case, the basic unit is the meter. The prefix milli- means one thousandth, centi- means one hundredth, deci- means one tenth and kilo- means one thousand.