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Syllabification: (n)
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Definition of n

abbreviation

  • name.
  • [in combination] (in units of measurement) nano- (109):the plates were coated with 500 ng of protein in sodium carbonate buffer
  • born.
    [from Latin nātus]
  • nephew.
  • net.
  • Grammar neuter.
  • new.
  • nominative.
  • noon.
  • (n-) [in combination] Chemistry normal (denoting straight-chain hydrocarbons):n-hexane
  • north or northern.
  • note (used in a book’s index to refer to a footnote):450n
  • Finance note.
  • Grammar noun.
  • number.

symbol

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

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