nines
n.— «One proposal is to require that the most dangerous substances be burned 99.9999 percent—the “six nines,” the company calls it.» —“U.S. urged to hurry waste disposal plans” by William E. Clayton Jr. Houston Chronicle (Texas) Apr. 11, 1985. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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