sixty-fourth
Definition
Noun:
- One sixty-fourth: One part of something that has been divided into sixty-four equal parts; the fraction 1/64.
Adjective:
- Sixty-fourth: Constituting number sixty-four in a sequence; the ordinal form of the number 64.
Examples
Noun:
- He inherited a sixty-fourth of the estate. (He received a share equal to one part out of sixty-four equal parts of the property.)
- The recipe calls for a sixty-fourth of a teaspoon of the spice. (The recipe requires an extremely small amount, precisely 1/64 of a teaspoon.)
Adjective:
- This is my sixty-fourth birthday. (This is the birthday celebrating my 64th year of life.)
- She finished in sixty-fourth place in the marathon. (Her position in the race was number 64.)
Advanced Usage
- In music, a sixty-fourth note (or hemidemisemiquaver) is a note with a very short duration, equal to half of a thirty-second note.
- The complex passage was filled with sixty-fourth notes.
Variants and Related Words
- 64th: The numerical abbreviation for "sixty-fourth."
- Ordinal number: The class of numbers (like first, second, third, sixty-fourth) that denote position in a sequence.
Synonyms
- Adjective: 64th.
- Noun: (none that are exact; described as "one part in sixty-four").
Related Phrases
- Sixty-fourth note: (Music) A note with the time value of half a thirty-second note.
- Sixty-fourth rest: (Music) A rest of corresponding duration to a sixty-fourth note.
Noun
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one part in sixty-four equal parts
Adjective
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the ordinal number of sixty-four in counting order
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