nth

American  

[enth] / ɛnθ /

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.

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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.

nth ¹ British  

/ 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. informal to the utmost extreme; as much as possible

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Nth ² British  

abbreviation

1. North

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nth More Idioms  

1. see to the nth degree.

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Etymology

Origin of nth

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

Example Sentences

Everything that Thomas Tuchel said what he wanted from his team they have followed it out to the nth degree.

From BBC

"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