sixth

num. coming after the fifth thing in a list or sequence.

num. the ordinal number matching the cardinal number six in a sequence.

“This is the sixth time I have tried to call the office today.”

“The sixth chapter of the report provides a detailed analysis of the fiscal year's unexpected losses.”

n. one of six equal parts of a whole thing.

n. one of six equal parts into which a whole is or may be divided.

“He ate a sixth of the pizza before realizing it was for the whole group.”

“The inheritance was divided equally, with each sibling receiving exactly one sixth of the total estate.”

n. the distance between one musical note and the note five steps above it.

n. the musical interval between one note and another five scale degrees above it.

“The melody moves up a major sixth in the very first bar.”

“The composer frequently employed minor sixths to create a sense of melancholy throughout the second movement.”

Technical

v. to divide a number or an amount by six.

v. to divide a value by six; often used when adjusting fractions or denominators.

“If you sixth the original amount, you get a much smaller result.”

“The mathematician demonstrated how to sixth the denominator to simplify the complex equation.”

Informal · Technical