nth: Meaning and Definition of

nth

Pronunciation: (enth), [key]
— adj.
  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.
  3. The new hotel was luxurious to the nth degree.
    1. a high degree or power.
    2. the utmost degree or extent:The new hotel was luxurious to the nth degree.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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