To-the-N-th-Degree-intro.mp3
ABOUT THE SONG AND THE SCIENCE
The phrase “to the n-th degree” is an idiom that means to the utmost extent, extremely, or as much as possible. It is used to emphasize the intensity, completeness, or extremity of a quality, action, or state.
The expression originates from mathematics, where the variable n represents an unspecified natural number, often assumed to be a very high number, power, or degree in a sequence or equation (e.g., in an n-th degree polynomial). Raising something “to the n-th degree” implies raising it to a virtually unlimited or indefinitely high power. The figurative use of the phrase emerged in English around the mid-19th century.
From the album “Nonlinear“