sixty-four
Definition
Adjective: - Being four more than sixty; the cardinal number that is the product of eight and eight. It is written as 64 in Arabic numerals.
Usage
- The word "sixty-four" is used as a determiner before a noun or as a predicate adjective to specify a quantity of exactly 64 items, years, units, etc.
- It follows the standard pattern for forming compound numbers between twenty-one and ninety-nine.
Examples
- As a determiner:
- The classic board game is played on a sixty-four square grid.
- She collected sixty-four different species of seashells.
- As a predicate adjective:
- The total number of squares on the chessboard is sixty-four.
- When you add them all up, the answer is sixty-four.
Advanced Usage
- Mathematics: In computing, "sixty-four" is significant as 64 bits is a common word size for processors (e.g., a 64-bit system).
- The new software requires a sixty-four-bit operating system.
- Historical/Cultural Reference: "Sixty-four" can refer to the number of hexagrams in the ancient Chinese text, the I Ching.
- The I Ching is based on a system of sixty-four hexagrams.
Variants and Related Words
- 64 (numeral): The numeric symbol representing the word.
- Sixty-fourth (adjective or noun): The ordinal form, meaning position number 64 in a sequence, or one of 64 equal parts.
- He finished in sixty-fourth place in the marathon.
- A sixty-fourth note is a very short musical duration.
Synonyms
- LXIV (adj): The Roman numeral equivalent.
Related Phrases
- Sixty-four-dollar question: An idiomatic phrase (a variant of "sixty-four-thousand-dollar question") referring to a very important or crucial question.
- The sixty-four-dollar question is whether the new policy will actually work.
Adjective
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being four more than sixty
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