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N is the fourteenth letter of the modern Latin alphabet. Semitic Nûn was probably the picture of a snake; the sound value of the letter was /n/ - as in Greek, Etruscan, Latin and all modern languages. Greek name: Nυ, Ny. November represents the letter N in the NATO phonetic alphabet.
Usage N serves as a alveolar nasal in virtually all languages that use the Latin alphabet. A common digraph with N is NG, which produces a velar nasal in a variety of languages, usually final in English. Aspirated forms NH and NGH are sometimes seen in other languages.
Meanings for N In biochemistry, N is the symbol for asparagine In calendars, N is often an abbreviation for the month November In chemistry, N is the symbol for nitrogen In computer science and set theory, n is frequently used as a generic counting number in chess, N is a notation symbol for the knight piece, as the letter K is used for the king. In driving a motor vehicle, N designates the neutral gear of a transmission In electronics, N stands for a type of RF connector In financial securities, N is the stock symbol for Inco Limited In international licence plate codes, N stands for Norway In route numbering, N may be used as a prefix,*In the Republic of Ireland, standing for a national route.*In South Africa, standing for a national road. In mathematics, blackboard bold represents the natural numbers In the Metric system, *N is the symbol for the newton, the SI derived unit for force (physics)*n, nano, is the SI prefix meaning 10-9 In physics, n is the symbol for a neutron As the first letter of a postal code,* In Canada, N stands for Western Ontario.* In the United Kingdom, N stands for North London. In radio communication, N is one of the ITU prefixes allocated to the United States. Callsigns beginning with N are generally used by U.S. Navy radio stations, as well as civilian aircraft. In statistics, n is the size of a sample. In video games, N is the abbreviation for Nintendo. N is also the name of a Macromedia Flash game.
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