eighty-five
Definition
- Adjective:
- Being five more than eighty; the number 85.
Usage
- Adjective: Used to describe a quantity, position, or identifier that is exactly five units greater than eighty.
- The speed limit on this highway is eighty-five miles per hour.
- She scored eighty-five points on the test.
Advanced Usage
- Used in statistical, scientific, or formal contexts to denote the precise numerical value 85.
- The experiment required a constant temperature of eighty-five degrees Celsius.
Variants and Related Words
- 85: The numeric form.
- LXXXV: The Roman numeral form.
- Eighty-fifth (adj): Constituting number eighty-five in a sequence; the ordinal form.
- He finished in eighty-fifth place.
Synonyms
- 85
- Four score and five (archaic)
Related Phrases
- Eighty-five percent (85%): A common percentage expression.
- Eighty-five percent of the students passed the exam.
Adjective
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being five more than eighty
