zero

Plural

zeros

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems.

   • One million has six zeroes.
   • This effectively allows switching on and off of the flow of current, so it is either conducting or not conducting, creating the binary system of zeroes and ones used in digital computers.

2. 2.Nothing, or none.(informal)

   • The shipment was lost, so they had zero in stock.
   • In the end, all of our hard work amounted to zero.
   • He knows zero about humour.

3. 3.The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.

   • In unary and k-adic notation in general, zero is the empty string.
   • Write 0.0 to indicate a floating point number rather than the integer zero.
   • The zero sign in American Sign Language is considered rude in some cultures.

4. 4.The value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero.

   • The electromagnetic field does not drop all of the way to zero before a reversal.

Num

Numeral

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A word that represents a number or quantity.

1. 1.The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.

   • The conductor waited until the passenger count was zero.
   • A cheque for zero dollars and zero cents crashed the computers on division by zero.
   • Last year, it scored 26 on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index which ranks countries on a scale of zero to 100, with zero meaning “highly corrupt” and 100 signifying that a country is “very clean.”

Det

Determiner

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A word placed before a noun to show which person or thing is meant, or how much or how many.

1. 1.Synonym of no.

   • You have to salute Gerrard's bravery in accepting the challenge of trying to turn Rangers around given that he has zero experience in senior management. Immortality beckons if he does it.

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.Of a cloud ceiling, limiting vision to 50 feet (15 meters) or less.

2. 2.Of horizontal visibility, limited to 165 feet (50.3 meters) or less.

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