one hundred sixty

Thân thiện

A child counts one hundred sixty colorful marbles on the floor.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being ten more than one hundred fifty: The number 160; the cardinal numeral that follows one hundred fifty-nine and precedes one hundred sixty-one. It is equivalent to ten added to one hundred fifty.

Usage

• As a determiner/quantifier: Used to specify an exact quantity of 160 items.
  • The library has one hundred sixty books on that topic.
  • The recipe requires one hundred sixty grams of flour.
• As a noun (representing the number itself): Used to refer to the numeral 160.
  • The answer on the board was one hundred sixty.
  • She wrote one hundred sixty at the top of the page.

Advanced Usage

• In formal or technical writing: Often used for clarity instead of the numeric form "160" at the beginning of a sentence.
  • One hundred sixty participants completed the survey.
• In historical or legal contexts: Used to spell out numbers, often for precision.
  • The treaty stipulated a force of one hundred sixty soldiers.

Variants and Related Words

• 160: The numeric symbol for the word.
• A hundred and sixty: A common, less formal variant, especially in British English.
  • The car cost a hundred and sixty pounds.
• One hundred and sixty: An alternative form that includes the conjunction "and."
• CLX: The Roman numeral for 160.

Synonyms

• A hundred sixty: An informal synonym.
• A hundred and sixty: A synonym frequently used in spoken English.
• Ten more than one hundred fifty: A descriptive synonym defining its place in the number sequence.

Related Phrases

• One hundred sixty-first: The ordinal number (161st) following one hundred sixty.
  • He finished in one hundred sixty-first place.
• One hundred sixtyfold: Multiplied by one hundred sixty.
  • The investment saw a one hundred sixtyfold return.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. being ten more than one hundred fifty

Từ đồng nghĩa

• 160
• clx