A suffix used to create small numbers. The number n-minex is 10-n, which is 0.000...0001 with a total of n-1 zeros between the decimal marker and the 1. Thus one millionth (0.000001), for example, is 6-minex. See also dexand -plex
Russ Rowlett (Director), How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement, Center for Mathematics and Science Education University of North Carolina, USA 2005. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictA.html, (Unit of Meas and Covr Factors - Amer) {608}