one hundred forty
Definition
- Adjective:
- Being ten more than one hundred thirty: The number equal to 140 (one hundred plus forty). It is a cardinal number used for counting or describing quantity.
Usage
- This word functions as a determiner or adjective to specify an exact quantity. It is typically used before a plural noun or on its own to state a number.
- It is written with words ("one hundred forty") or as numerals ("140").
Examples
- Adjective:
- The book has one hundred forty pages. (It specifies the exact number of pages.)
- The distance is one hundred forty miles. (It describes the specific length.)
- The answer is one hundred forty. (It states the numerical value.)
Advanced Usage
- In formal writing: Numbers at the beginning of a sentence are usually written out as words.
- One hundred forty participants attended the conference.
- In mathematics and science: The numeral form "140" is more common.
- The temperature reached 140 degrees.
Variants and Related Words
- 140: The numeral form.
- CXL: The Roman numeral form.
- One hundred and forty: An alternative form common in British English, using the conjunction "and" after "hundred".
- Hundred forty: A less formal, abbreviated spoken form (e.g., "a hundred forty").
Synonyms
- 140: The numeric synonym.
- Ten more than one hundred thirty: A descriptive synonym defining its place in the numeric sequence.
Notes on Different Meanings
- This term has a single, specific meaning as a cardinal number. It does not have idiomatic or phrasal verb uses.
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being ten more than one hundred thirty
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