noun
- plural of seventeenth; the ordinal number corresponding to the number seventeen in a sequence
- plural of seventeenth; fractions equal to one part of seventeen equal parts
Examples
- The seventeenths in the sequence were marked with special symbols.
- She finished in the seventeenths during both races this season.
- The recipe called for adding seventeenths of a cup of each ingredient.
- Converting seventeenths to decimals requires careful calculation.
- The music teacher explained how to count seventeenths in complex rhythms.
- Both seventeenths of the inheritance were distributed equally.