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nth

 (ĕnth)
adj.
1. Relating to an unspecified ordinal number: ten to the nth power.
2. Relatively large but unspecified: tried calling for the nth time.
[n, indefinite number + -th.]
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nth

(ɛnθ)
adj
1. (Mathematics) maths of or representing an unspecified ordinal number, usually the greatest in a series of values: the nth power.
2. informal being the last, most recent, or most extreme of a long series: for the nth time, eat your lunch!.
3. to the nth degree informal to the utmost extreme; as much as possible

Nth

abbreviation for
(Physical Geography) North
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

nth

(ɛnθ)

adj.
1. being the last in a series of infinitely decreasing or increasing values, amounts, etc.
2. utmost; extreme: to the nth degree.
[1850–55; N (symbol, definition 4) + -th2]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.nth - last or greatest in an indefinitely large series; "to the nth degree"
n-th
ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"
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Translations
enèsim

nth

[enθ] ADJ → enésimo
to the nth power or degree → a la enésima potencia
for the nth time → por enésima vez
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

nth

[ˈɛnθ] adj
for the nth time → pour la énième fois
to the nth degree
Roy ponders everything to the nth degree → Roy rumine les moindres choses à l'infini.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

nth

adj the nth power or degree → die n-te Potenz; for the nth time → zum x-ten Mal (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

nth

[ɛnθ] adj (Math) to the nth power or degree → all'ennesima potenza
for the nth time (fam) → per l'ennesima volta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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