N definition

<mathematics, computer programming, jargon> A variable typically used to stand for a number of objects.

Used unqualified in speech it suggests a large, undetermined number, e.g. "There were N bugs in that crock!", or a number implied by context, e.g. "Let's get pizza for N + 1".

(01 Nov 2006)

The number of individuals assessed in an outcomes study.

(14 Jan 2009)

1. Symbol for newton; nitrogen; asparagine; nucleoside, refractive index, nano-; reaction order

2. Designation for an inherited blood factor. See MNSs blood group, Blood Groups appendix.

3. The number in a scientific study. Sample size.

(05 Mar 2000)