nth
Last in series
Nth describes something taken to an extreme degree or carried to the highest possible point: She analyzed the data to the nth degree.
In mathematics, nth represents an unspecified number in a sequence—the nth term, the nth power.
The figurative sense dominates everyday usage, suggesting exhaustive thoroughness or ultimate extent: I've told you for the nth time.
Position number one
- secondUnit smaller than minute
- thirdPosition number three
- fourthOrdinal for position four
- fifthFive's place in sequence
sixth · seventh · eighth · ninth · hundredth · thousandth · millionth · penultimate
Ordered set of related items
- progressionSequential forward movement
- termFixed period or word
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
- recursionProcess invoking itself
pattern · formula · successive · consecutive · incremental · step · interval · arithmetic
Prone to fluctuation
- exponentSuperscript showing power
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- polynomialExpression with variable terms
- equationMathematical equality assertion
formula · expression · notation · subscript · superscript · coefficient · factorial · binomial
Furthest from moderate
- utmostHighest possible degree
- ultimateHighest or most extreme
- maximumGreatest permitted quantity
- highestTopmost in position
greatest · intensity · exaggeration · hyperbole · emphasis · amplification · escalation · excess
first
Position number one
fifth · sixth · seventh · eighth · ninth · hundredth · thousandth · millionth · penultimate · umpteenth
series
Ordered set of related items
- progressionSequential forward movement
- termFixed period or word
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
recursion · pattern · formula · successive · consecutive · incremental · step · interval · arithmetic · geometric
variable
Prone to fluctuation
- exponentSuperscript showing power
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- polynomialExpression with variable terms
equation · formula · expression · notation · subscript · superscript · coefficient · factorial · binomial · theorem
extreme
Furthest from moderate
highest · greatest · intensity · exaggeration · hyperbole · emphasis · amplification · escalation · excess · fullest
- nth degreeHighest possible extent
- to the nth degreeTo the maximum extent
- nth rootExponent's inverse operation