nth

[ enth ]

adjective

1. being the last in a series of infinitely decreasing or increasing values, amounts, etc.
2. (of an item in a series of occurrences, planned events, things used, etc., that is thought of as being infinitely large) being the latest, or most recent:

   This is the nth time I've told you to eat slowly.

Nth

¹

abbreviation for

1. North

nth

²

/ ɛnθ /

adjective

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of nth¹

First recorded in 1850–55; N (the symbol in mathematics) + -th ²

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. the nth degree / power,
   1. a high degree or power.
   2. the utmost degree or extent:

      The new hotel was luxurious to the nth degree.

More idioms and phrases containing nth

see to the nth degree .

Example Sentences

"I gave him a commitment on that day that we would go to the 'nth' degree to make sure all of those responsible would be placed before the court," he says.

From BBC

So what’s the added value of this nth recording of the Sondheim masterwork?

From New York Times

“Whatever you asked him to do, he did to the nth degree. I was getting hourly updates of what was happening. He could have filed 10 stories that day.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I mean, he had this big binder with different pens, different colors, highlighters. He just went to the nth degree and so I was like, ‘Wow.’

From Los Angeles Times

But if you haven't had to do that the least little discomfort becomes amplified and multiplied to the nth degree.

From Salon