nthadj.n.

Brit.

/ɛnθ/, U.S.

/ɛnθ/

Forms: 1700s– nth, 1900s– Nth, 1900s– enth. Frequently with italic initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: N n., -th suffix².

Etymology: < N n. (compare N n. 6a) + -th suffix².

1. Mathematics. That is number n in a series, where n is an unspecified or variable number (see N n. 6a).

ΚΠ

1756 Philos. Trans. 1755 (Royal Soc.) 49 84 If the given series..be raised to the n^th power, the terms of the series will truly exhibit all the different chances in all the proposed (n) observations.

1820 C. Babbage Examples Functional Equations 4 To find periodic functions of the nth order.

1852 G. Salmon Treat. Higher Plane Curves ii. 25 The curve of the n^th degree.

1870 Nature 13 Jan. 297/2 Brioschi gives the methods of determining the points of flexure of..curves of the n'th order.

1927 T. M. MacRobert Spherical Harmonics iii. 59 For the nth mode there are n − 1 nodes, as well as the two end nodes.

1972 M. Kline Math. Thought xiii. 270 An nth-degree polynomial equation has n roots.

1999 Guardian 25 Feb. (Online section) 6/4 The Nth Fibonacci number is approximately equal to the Nth power of the golden ratio.

2. Used in more general contexts. Frequently in phrases to the nth (degree, power) and variants: to any extent, to the utmost degree, without limit; for the nth time: for the umpteenth time. Also occasionally as n.: the utmost part, the highest level or degree.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > greatly or very much [phrase] > in or to the greatest degree

never solOE

with (also mid) the mostc1275

for the masteryc1325

to the bestc1390

to the uttermostc1400

at the hardest1429

to the utmostc1450

to the skies (also sky)1559

at float1594

all to nothing1606

to the height1609

to the proofa1625

to the last degree1639

to the welkin?1746

(the) worst kind1839

for all it's worth1864

as —— as they make them?a1880

in the highest1897

to the nth (degree, power)1897

up to eleven1987

1827 R. H. Froude Remains (1838) I. 219 My notions about it have been..very fuddled and bewildered; and, I suppose, if I were to attempt to analyse and explain them, I might raise my fuddle to the n^th power.

1852 F. E. Smedley Lewis Arundel xxiii Minerva was great upon the occasion; starched to the n^th.

1852 C. A. Bristed Five Years Eng. University I. 31 To the nth, To the n+1th, intensives to express the most energetic way of doing anything.

1873 Let. 13 Sept. in Lett. William Stubbs (1904) 166 I have just killed Henry II for the nth time.

1897 Edinb. Rev. July 4 The Neapolitan..is an Italian to the n^th degree.

1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey ix. 193 For the nth time it inspired in him a certain liking and confidence.

1948 C. Porter Lyrics (1983) 271/3 You're as right as the nightingale's song. You're the nth of perfection.

1986 B. Geldof Is that It? x. 136 I liked the people in Columbia, but I began to get irritated when the nth person told me how much they ‘believed in the project’.

2000 Internat. Jrnl. Advertising 19 16 Benetton takes this principle of ‘shock value’ to its nth degree.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nth
释义	nthadj.n. Brit. /ɛnθ/, U.S. /ɛnθ/ Forms: 1700s– nth, 1900s– Nth, 1900s– enth. Frequently with italic initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: N n., -th suffix². Etymology: < N n. (compare N n. 6a) + -th suffix². 1. Mathematics. That is number n in a series, where n is an unspecified or variable number (see N n. 6a). ΚΠ 1756 Philos. Trans. 1755 (Royal Soc.) 49 84 If the given series..be raised to the n^th power, the terms of the series will truly exhibit all the different chances in all the proposed (n) observations. 1820 C. Babbage Examples Functional Equations 4 To find periodic functions of the nth order. 1852 G. Salmon Treat. Higher Plane Curves ii. 25 The curve of the n^th degree. 1870 Nature 13 Jan. 297/2 Brioschi gives the methods of determining the points of flexure of..curves of the n'th order. 1927 T. M. MacRobert Spherical Harmonics iii. 59 For the nth mode there are n − 1 nodes, as well as the two end nodes. 1972 M. Kline Math. Thought xiii. 270 An nth-degree polynomial equation has n roots. 1999 Guardian 25 Feb. (Online section) 6/4 The Nth Fibonacci number is approximately equal to the Nth power of the golden ratio. 2. Used in more general contexts. Frequently in phrases to the nth (degree, power) and variants: to any extent, to the utmost degree, without limit; for the nth time: for the umpteenth time. Also occasionally as n.: the utmost part, the highest level or degree. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > greatly or very much [phrase] > in or to the greatest degree never solOE with (also mid) the mostc1275 for the masteryc1325 to the bestc1390 to the uttermostc1400 at the hardest1429 to the utmostc1450 to the skies (also sky)1559 at float1594 all to nothing1606 to the height1609 to the proofa1625 to the last degree1639 to the welkin?1746 (the) worst kind1839 for all it's worth1864 as —— as they make them?a1880 in the highest1897 to the nth (degree, power)1897 up to eleven1987 1827 R. H. Froude Remains (1838) I. 219 My notions about it have been..very fuddled and bewildered; and, I suppose, if I were to attempt to analyse and explain them, I might raise my fuddle to the n^th power. 1852 F. E. Smedley Lewis Arundel xxiii Minerva was great upon the occasion; starched to the n^th. 1852 C. A. Bristed Five Years Eng. University I. 31 To the nth, To the n+1th, intensives to express the most energetic way of doing anything. 1873 Let. 13 Sept. in Lett. William Stubbs (1904) 166 I have just killed Henry II for the nth time. 1897 Edinb. Rev. July 4 The Neapolitan..is an Italian to the n^th degree. 1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey ix. 193 For the nth time it inspired in him a certain liking and confidence. 1948 C. Porter Lyrics (1983) 271/3 You're as right as the nightingale's song. You're the nth of perfection. 1986 B. Geldof Is that It? x. 136 I liked the people in Columbia, but I began to get irritated when the nth person told me how much they ‘believed in the project’. 2000 Internat. Jrnl. Advertising 19 16 Benetton takes this principle of ‘shock value’ to its nth degree. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1756
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