seventieth

/'sevn'tiiθ/

Thân thiện

The seventieth runner crosses the finish line of the marathon.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Being the ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number seventy; occupying position number 70 in a sequential order.

2. Noun:

   • The position or rank of number 70 in a countable series.
   • One of seventy equal parts of a whole.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • This year marks the seventieth anniversary of the company's founding.
  • She finished in seventieth place in the marathon.

• Noun:

  • He was the seventieth to arrive at the event.
  • Approximately a seventieth of the total budget was allocated to research.

Advanced Usage

• "The seventieth percentile": A statistical term indicating the value below which 70 percent of the data in a set falls.
  • His score placed him in the seventieth percentile of all test-takers.

Variants and Related Words

• Seventy (n, adj): The cardinal number equivalent to 7 x 10.
  • There were seventy guests at the wedding.

Synonyms

• 70th (adj, n): The numeric symbol for seventieth.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. the ordinal number of seventy in counting order

Noun

1. position 70 in a countable series of things

Từ đồng nghĩa

• 70th