Talk:The Nth Degree

Definition

So, okay, what IS "the Nth degree"? In and of itself "the Nth degree" means something. The two popular cultural uses are merely particular instantiations and we are missing the primary article that gives meaning to the concept.

I take it as a boundery concept... The infinitizing, or universalizing of something to see what it's logical consequences are... But there's NO definition on the web. Only popular, particular uses with no generic, general sense... Have I/we mispelled it?

Is it mathematical in conception? Is it philosophical? Is it theological? Help!!! Emyth 19:33, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

It basically expresses a very high degree. It was spawned from the mathematical concept of degrees. "n" commonly is used in math to represent integers.

Example: "He has taken racism to the nth degree."

Means: "He is racist to a degree like no other."

user:wjs23 5 June 2008

"n" literally means, "any number whatsoever". Used most commonly in equations like, [1+(1/n)]^n. "Nth", therefore, which redirects here, means, "a level not yet reached".

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, ... Nth.

LutherVinci (talk) 20:58, 22 November 2010 (UTC)