: Ordinal form of an unknown value In some science and engineering literature, it is common to right the ordinal form of an unknown number m as mth. While the ordinal form of number 1 is first,

In some science and engineering literature, it is common to right the ordinal form of an unknown number m as mth. While the ordinal form of number 1 is first, it is also commonly written as 1st. I was wondering what would be the most appropriate way to write the ordinal form of (m-1)? (m-1)th or (m-1)st?

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(m-1)th is still appropriate. The expression in parentheses will still be read without the ordinal, so consider how it sounds when spokenâ€”em-minus-oneth makes more sense than em-minus-onest.

I should also note that it's common to avoid the problem entirely through rephrasing (e.g. 'the value at index (m-1)'), but that may not be applicable to your field.

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