GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17:08 Apr 24, 2005 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Science - Mathematics & Statistics / fishery research/study | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||||
| Selected response from: MPGS Local time: 15:13 | ||||||
Grading comment
|
Summary of answers provided | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
4 +3 | ith |
| ||
5 | Nth |
| ||
3 +1 | Nth |
|
Discussion entries: 2 | |
---|---|
iésima Nth Explanation: The Nth Degree The Nth Degree - We celebrate the human spirit: it's diversity, power and potential. www.thenthdegree.com/ Nth Generation Nth Generation is the Southern California leader in implementing storage area network (SAN), network attached storage (NAS) and enterprise backup solutions ... www.nth.com/ - 17k -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2005-04-24 17:28:53 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- last or greatest in an indefinitely large series; \"to the nth degree\" www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn A way of randomizing names in a large list to get the desired quantity. Rather than taking the first thousand names, a computer program takes every nth name until they achieve the desired quantity. allamericanlist.com/gmainN.asp -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 24 mins (2005-04-24 17:32:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=nth 4 entries found for nth. nth ( P ) Pronunciation Key (nth) adj. Relating to an unspecified ordinal number: ten to the nth power. Highest; utmost: delighted to the nth degree. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [n2 indefinite number + -th3.] [Download or Buy Now] Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. nth see to the nth degree. Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. nth adj : last or greatest in an indefinitely large series; \"to the nth degree\" Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University |
| |
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) |
iésima Nth Explanation: The last, but unknown place in a series. CLHS: Accessor NTH ... nth locates the nth element of list, where the car of the list is the ``zeroth'' element. ... nth may be used to specify a place to setf. Specifically, ... www.lisp.org/HyperSpec/Body/acc_nth.html - 5k - Cached - Similar pages |
| |
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) |
i�sima ith Explanation: 'th' being a numbering suffix (like in 5th) 'i' being an ordinal number :) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 mins (2005-04-24 17:24:05 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In Math \'i\' is a widely used variable to refer to an undetermined ordinal number (a \'\'counter\'\'). :) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 hrs 2 mins (2005-04-25 08:10:25 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Thank you :) |
| |
Grading comment
| ||