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N

548 7.7

A letter used as a symbol in science for things like nitrogen or force

noun

Specialized

: símbolo N

So, so therefore we have binomial N plus MP.
sample size N
group size N
grade N

Oh that's nice, order N at each step.

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Examples

OK, I'll say this has size N and that has size M.
Sum of all the Y forces equal tells me N equals MG.
So we're using the values of N from the previous time.
And the log of N is this bit.
This a sub N sequence as N goes to Infinity.
This is our null space matrix N for this.
And this is true for all little N in capital Z.
In this table, we obtained specific values of T and N required in the market-based calculation model.

Academic text (2011)
Age range = 43 to 92 years; N = number of all subjects.

Academic text (2008)
In chemistry, N represents nitrogen, an essential element for life.

Compounds

the n-word

Slur

1 9.9

A word people use instead of a very offensive slur for Black people

n-type semiconductor

Specialized

7.6

A semiconductor that conducts electricity mainly with extra electrons from added atoms

p-n junction

Specialized

5.3

A boundary between two semiconductor parts that lets electric current flow one way

p-n-p transistor

Specialized

7.5

A small electronic part with three layers that controls and increases electric current

Surface Forms

N singular

Ns plural

Etymology

In science and technology, N is used as a symbol because it begins words like nitrogen ('a gas'), newton ('a unit of force') and normality ('a concentration'), so N often stands for names that start with 'n'.