Symbols:N/Multiary

Definition

$n$-

When indicating an unspecified but finite number of objects in a concept, the prefix $n$- is frequently used, as for example:

ordered $n$-tuple

$n$-dimensional

$n$-ary

$n$-gon

Its $\LaTeX$ code is n .

Sources

• 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): $n$-
• 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $n$-
• 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $n$-