Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

ninety-eight

number
nīn-tē-āt
Definition
Ninety-eight is the number that comes after ninety-seven and before ninety-nine.
Examples
  • There are ninety-eight students in the class.
  • The temperature reached ninety-eight degrees yesterday.
  • She scored ninety-eight out of a hundred on her test.
Meaning
The numeral ninety-eight is used to represent a quantity, an age, or a position in a sequence.
Synonyms
  • None (it is a specific numeral)