Sex Sex is the trait that determines whether a sexually reproducing animal or plant produces male or female gametes. Male plants and animals produce smaller mobile gametes (spermatozoa, sperm, pollen), while females produce larger ones (ova, oft ...

is the biological distinction of an organism between male and female. Sex or SEX may also refer to:

Biology and behaviour

* Animal sexual behaviour ** Copulation (zoology) ** Human sexual activity ** Non-penetrative sex, or sexual outercourse ** Sex drive, a person's overall sexual drive or desire for sexual activity **

Sexual intercourse Sexual intercourse (or coitus or copulation) is a sexual activity typically involving the insertion and thrusting of the penis into the vagina for sexual pleasure or reproduction.Sexual intercourse most commonly means penile–vaginal penetrat ...

, also called copulation or coitus * Gender, the distinction between male and female or

masculinity Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles associated with men and boys. Masculinity can be theoretically understood as socially constructed, and there is also evidence that some behaviors con ...

and femininity within an individual's gender identity ** Sex and gender distinction * Human sexuality * Mating types, a distinction of gametes, whether in anisogamous or

isogamous Isogamy is a form of sexual reproduction that involves gametes of the same morphology (indistinguishable in shape and size), found in most unicellular eukaryotes. Because both gametes look alike, they generally cannot be classified as male or fe ...

species *

Sexing Through sexing, biologists and agricultural workers determine the sex of livestock and other animals they work with. The specialized trade of chicken sexing has a particular importance in the poultry industry. The sex of mammals can often be ...

, the act of discerning the sex of an animal * Sexual reproduction, a process of combining and mixing genetic traits, associated with the generation of new individuals, by means of meiosis and fertilization **

Genetic recombination Genetic recombination (also known as genetic reshuffling) is the exchange of genetic material between different organisms which leads to production of offspring with combinations of traits that differ from those found in either parent. In eukaryo ...

, the process of mixing genetic traits solely, occurring both in organisms with sexual or asexual reproduction

Art and entertainment

Film and television

* ''Sex'' (film), a 1920 film by Fred Niblo *'' Sex: The Annabel Chong Story'', a 1999 documentary film * "Sex" (''Kath & Kim'' episode) * ''Sex'' (TV series), an Australian television series

Literature

* ''Sex'' (book), a 1992 book by Madonna and Steven Meisel * ''Sex'' (play), a 1926 play by Mae West

Music

*SEX, pseudonym of American rapper Young Thug

Albums

* ''Sex'' (Elli Kokkinou album), 2005 * ''Sex'' (The Necks album), 1989 * ''Sex'' (The 1975 EP), 2012 * ''Sex'' (Tila Tequila EP), 2007 *''Sex'', by Telex, 1981 * ''Sex'' (Vintage album), 2009

Songs

* "Sex" (The 1975 song), 2012 * "Sex" (Cheat Codes and Kris Kross Amsterdam song), 2016 * "S.E.X." (Lyfe Jennings song), 2006 * "Sex" (Lenny Kravitz song), 2014 * "Sex" (Mötley Crüe song), 2012 * "Sex" (Oomph! song), 1994 *" Sex (I'm A...)", by Berlin, 1983 *"Sex", by Eden from ''

I Think You Think Too Much of Me ''I Think You Think Too Much of Me'' (stylised as ''i think you think too much of me'') is the second EP by Irish musician EDEN, released on 19 August 2016 through his own label MCMXCV and distributed by Astralwerks. The EP was recorded and pr ...

'', 2016 *"SEX", by Frank Zappa from ''

The Man from Utopia ''The Man from Utopia'' is an album by American musician Frank Zappa, released in March 1983 by Barking Pumpkin Records. The album is named after a 1950s song, written by Donald and Doris Woods, which Zappa covers as part of "The Man from Utopi ...

'', 1983 *"S.E.X.", by Nickelback from ''

Dark Horse A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, or a contestant that on paper should be unlikely to succeed but yet still might. Origin Th ...

'', 2008 *"Sex", by Rammstein from

Untitled Rammstein album The untitled seventh studio album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, titled ''Rammstein'' on digital platforms and on CD-Text enabled devices, was released on 17 May 2019 through Universal Music. Their first studio album in ten years, ...

, 2019 * "Sexual" (song), by Neiked, featuring Dyo, 2016 *"Sexual", by Die Toten Hosen from '' Love, Peace & Money'', 1994 *"Sexual (Li Da Di)", by Amber from '' Amber'', 1999

Other uses

* Sextans or Sex, a constellation * Sex (boutique), in London *

SEX (computing) In computing, the SEX assembly language mnemonic has often been used for the "Sign EXtend" machine instruction found in the Motorola 6809. A computer's or CPU's "sex" can also mean the endianness of the computer architecture used. x86 computers do ...

, an assembly language mnemonic *

Sodium ethyl xanthate Sodium ethyl xanthate (SEX) is an organosulfur compound with the chemical formula . It is a pale yellow powder, which is usually obtained as the dihydrate. Sodium ethyl xanthate is used in the mining industry as a flotation agent. A closely rel ...

, or SEX, a chemical compound used in the mining industry *Sex-, the Latin prefix meaning 6 *

Sex Peak Sex Peak is a summit in Sanders County, Montana, in the United States. It is located within the Kootenai National Forest. It has an elevation of A conversation between a park official and a forester about Sexual intercourse, sex supposedly caused ...

, a mountain in Montana, United States