nth

UK
/ɛnθ/
US
/ɛnθ/

Translations

nthadjective
UK
/ɛnθ/
US
/ɛnθ/
He was the nth person to ask the same question.
Он был энным человеком, который задал тот же вопрос.
nthnumeral
UK
/ɛnθ/
US
/ɛnθ/
Used as an indefinite ordinal number in mathematics and general English.
Synonyms
any (ordinal)
unspecified ordinal
indeterminate ordinal

Definitions

nthadjective
Relating to an unspecified or indefinitely large ordinal number in a sequence.
He was the nth person to ask me the same question today.
Of the highest order or utmost level; extreme.
Her loyalty to the cause was tested to the nth degree.
nthnumeral
An unspecified ordinal position in a sequence, typically represented algebraically.
Let the nth term of the series be defined as aₙ = 2n.