n

 
Pronunciation: /ɛn/

abbreviation

[in combination]
  • (in units of measurement) nano- (10−9): 500 ng
  • Grammar neuter.
  • (n-) [in combination] Chemistry normal (denoting straight-chain hydrocarbons): n-hexane
  • note (used in a book’s index to refer to a footnote): 450n
  • Grammar noun.

symbol

  • an unspecified or variable number: at the limit where n equals infinitySee also nth.