N

Latin alphabet
	A	B	C	D
E	F	G	H	I	J
K	L	M	N	O	P
Q	R	S	T	U	V
	W	X	Y	Z

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.

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
• In financial securities, N is the stock symbol for Inco Limited
• In international licence plate codes, N stands for Norway
• 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
• In radiocommunication, 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 video games, N is the abbreviation for Nintendo

Two-letter combinations starting with N:

• na nb nc nd ne nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np nq nr ns nt nu nv nw nx ny nz