seventy-one
Definition
- Adjective:
- Being one more than seventy: The cardinal number that is the sum of seventy and one; 71.
Usage
- As a determiner or adjective: Used to describe a quantity of exactly seventy-one items, years, units, etc.
- Position in a sequence: Can denote the ordinal position "seventy-first" when context is clear, though the primary adjectival form is cardinal.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The committee is composed of seventy-one members.
- She lived to be seventy-one years old.
- The final score was seventy-one to sixty.
Advanced Usage
- In mathematics and science: Used as a precise numerical value.
- The atomic number of lutetium is seventy-one.
- In historical or cultural contexts: Often used to mark specific years or ages.
- The Declaration of Independence was signed in seventy-one? No, that's incorrect; it was 1776. (Example of correcting a numerical mistake)
Variants and Related Words
- 71: The Arabic numeral representation.
- LXXI: The Roman numeral representation.
- Seventy-first (71st): The ordinal number form, meaning "constituting number seventy-one in a sequence."
- He finished in seventy-first place.
Synonyms
- 71: The numeric symbol.
- LXXI: The Roman numeral equivalent.
Notes on Usage
- Hyphenation: The compound adjective "seventy-one" is typically hyphenated when it precedes a noun (e.g., seventy-one steps) but may not be when it follows a linking verb (e.g., – though hyphenation is often retained for clarity).
- "A" vs. "One": Unlike smaller numbers, it is not common to say "a seventy-one" to mean "one instance of seventy-one." The full number is used.
Adjective
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being one more than seventy
