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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.
1721, in per mil per thousand, from Latin mille thousand (see million); cf. percent. As a unit of length for diameter of wire, it is attested from 1891; as a unit of angular measure it is first recorded 1907.