Ten-to-the-minus-sixth

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027811",
  "term": "Ten-to-the-minus-sixth",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Used in risk assessments to refer to the probability of risk. Literally means a chance of one in a million. Similarly, ten-to-the-minus-fifth means a probability of one in 100,000, and so on.",
  "abbreviation": "10 to -6",
  "subject": "Chemicals, toxics and pesticides",
  "references": [
    "Environmental Issues Terms & Acronyms; Pesticides Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/ten-to-the-minus-sixth/"
}