sixth

Pluralsixths

Formssixths, sixthing, sixthed

1. 1
   adjective

   Coming right after the fifth one when you count in order.

   Like the last person in a line of six people.

   She finished in sixth place after a strong final lap.

   The sixth chapter explains how the engine works.

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   The one that comes after the fifth in a row, list, or order.

   When the runners crossed the line, she was the sixth to arrive.

   Out of all the contestants, only the sixth gave the right answer.

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3. 3
   nouncountable

   One of six equal parts that together make up a whole thing.

   Like cutting a cake into six equal slices and taking just one.

   Each guest ate a sixth of the large pizza.

   She gave away a sixth of her savings to charity.

4. 4
   nouncountable

   The distance in pitch between two notes that are five steps apart in the scale.

   She sang a sixth above the main tune to add harmony.

   On the guitar, a sixth sounds warm and full.

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5. 5
   verbnonstandardtransitive

   To divide a number or amount by six.

   Like splitting one whole thing into six equal pieces.

   If you sixth the cost, each friend pays a small share.

   Why would anyone use sixthing when any (N − a²) divisible by 6 would also be divisible by 3? The answer is that sometimes the numerator and/or the denominator is simpler in sixthing,

   1993, Dead Reckoning: Calculating Without InstrumentsHere, sixthing means dividing a number by six.

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