Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being three more than fifty: The number that is exactly three units greater than fifty; the cardinal number 53.

Usage

• As an adjective: Used to describe a quantity of exactly fifty-three items, years, units, etc.
  • The recipe calls for fifty-three grams of sugar.
  • She celebrated her fifty-third birthday last week. (Note: Here 'fifty-third' is the ordinal form, derived from the cardinal 'fifty-three').

Examples

• Adjective:
  • There are fifty-three students enrolled in the advanced class.
  • The antique book was sold for fifty-three dollars.
  • The process requires fifty-three distinct steps to complete.

Advanced Usage

• In mathematics and science: Used to denote a specific integer value.
  • The atomic number of iodine is fifty-three.
• In historical or cultural contexts: Can refer to a specific year (e.g., 1953) or other numbered sequences.
  • The famous summit took place in nineteen fifty-three.

Variants and Related Words

• Fifty-third (adj): Constituting number fifty-three in a sequence; the ordinal form.
  • He finished in fifty-third place in the marathon.
• 53 (numeral): The Arabic numeral representation.
• LIII (numeral): The Roman numeral representation.

Synonyms

• 53: The numerical symbol.
• LIII: The Roman numeral equivalent.

Notes on Usage

• "Fifty-three" is a compound number formed from the tens word "fifty" and the units word "three". It follows the standard pattern for English numbers from 21 to 99.
• It is primarily used as a determiner before a noun (e.g., ) or as a noun phrase itself (e.g., ).

Adjective

1. being three more than fifty