sixteen

• Número 16; adjetivo cardinal que denota la cantidad que sigue a quince y precede a diecisiete.

The number 16; a cardinal number representing the quantity after fifteen and before seventeen.

1. Number sixteenA1formal

   Being one more than fifteen; the number 16.

   dieciséis (como número)

   • She is sixteen years old today.
   • There are sixteen students in the class.
   • The building has sixteen floors.

• Sustantivo que designa el número cardinal resultante de sumar quince y uno; también se refiere al conjunto de dieciséis unidades o elementos, y al numeral que lo representa.

A noun referring to the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one.

1. Cardinal numberA1formal

   The number equal to fifteen plus one; the number 16.

   dieciséis

   • Sixteen is the number of players on a rugby team.
   • She turned sixteen last week.
   • The answer to the equation is sixteen.

• Numeral cardinal que designa la cantidad de dieciséis objetos, personas o unidades de cuenta; también se usa como sustantivo, determinante o pronombre.

The cardinal numeral representing the quantity of sixteen units; the sixteenth positive integer following fifteen; a composite number (2⁴) and a perfect square of 4. Also functions as a noun (denoting the symbol, quantity, or group of sixteen), adjective/determiner (modifying nouns to indicate quantity), and pronoun (standing in for a plural noun phrase).

1. Cardinal numeral: the number 16A1formal

   Used to denote a quantity of sixteen persons or things; the sixteenth positive integer in the sequence of natural numbers; a composite number and perfect square (4×4); represents a sixteenfold quantity in counting, mathematics, and everyday usage.

   Dieciséis

   • There are sixteen ounces in a pound.
   • She scored sixteen points in the volleyball match.
   • Sixteen plus sixteen equals thirty-two.
   • The train departs at sixteen thirty.
   • He memorized sixteen new vocabulary words today.

2. Noun: the number, symbol, or group of sixteenA2formal

   A noun referring to the cardinal number sixteen; the numeral symbol 16 or XVI; a set, collection, or group consisting of sixteen items; a playing card displaying sixteen (in extended decks); a team or ensemble of sixteen members.

   El número dieciséis

   • The number sixteen is significant in hexadecimal notation.
   • Circle the sixteens in this data table.
   • The orchestra includes a sixteen of string players.
   • In some card variants, the sixteen holds special value.
   • The document lists a sixteen of experts on the committee.

3. Adjective/Determiner: amounting to sixteenA1formal

   Used attributively before a noun to indicate that the quantity or number of the noun is sixteen; modifies plural countable nouns to specify exact quantity.

   dieciséis

   • They booked a sixteen-week internship program.
   • We need sixteen additional tables for the banquet.
   • The formula requires sixteen grams of the compound.
   • She has sixteen years of professional experience.
   • Sixteen regional offices participated in the survey.

4. Pronoun: sixteen people or things (plural)B1formal

   Used as a pronoun to refer to sixteen previously mentioned or understood persons or things; takes plural verb agreement.

   dieciséis (pronombre)

   • Sixty applied, but only sixteen were invited to interview.
   • I invited fifty guests; sixteen confirmed their attendance.
   • How many participants do we expect? — Sixteen should be ideal.
   • Several startups pitched, but sixteen received accelerator placement.
   • Of the submissions reviewed, sixteen were selected for the exhibition.