Nth Definition

ĕnth
adjective
Expressing the ordinal equivalent to n.
Webster's New World
Of the indefinitely large or small quantity represented by n.
Webster's New World

(mathematics) Occurring at position n in a sequence.

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Synonyms:
  • n-th
noun

(mathematics) The item at position n in a sequence.

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(informal) The item in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series.
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Other Word Forms of Nth

Noun

Singular:
nth
Plural:
nths

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Origin of Nth

  • n indefinite number –th

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Nth Sentence Examples

  • As early as the nth century the Novgorodians had occasionally penetrated into Siberia; but the fall of the republic and the loss of its north-eastern dependencies checked the advance of the Russians across the Urals.

  • Gyula-Fehervar is the seat of a Roman Catholic bishop, and has a fine Roman Catholic cathedral, built in the 1 nth century in Romanesque style, and rebuilt in 5443 by John Hunyady in Gothic style.

  • Young advised them to call their state Vermont, and he also sent through them a circular letter, dated the nth of April 1777, urging the people to adopt a state constitution on the Pennsylvania model.

  • He was, however, sentenced to be hanged on the 12th of November; but on the nth he cut his throat with a penknife, and on the 19th of November 17 9 8 he died of the wound.

  • In Burma, on the other hand, where Pali was probably introduced from Ceylon, no writings in Pali can be dated before the nth century of our era.

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Words Starting With

NNTNTH

Words Ending With

HTHNTH

Unscrambles

nth

Words Starting With N and Ending With H

Starts With N & Ends With HStarts With NT & Ends With HStarts With N & Ends With TH

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3 Letter Words3 Letter Words Starting With N3 Letter Words Ending With H

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