zero
Zero means nothing. When you add zero to the number one, you get the number one. If your mother says your new boyfriend is a zero, she thinks he’s got nothing going for him.
You might know zero as 0, zilch, zip, nothing, or nada. While it is a number of no value, without it we wouldn’t be able to count beyond 9. The temperature at which water freezes is zero degrees Celsius. And if you got a zero on a test, it means that you answered every single question wrong.
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
a quantity of no importance
having no measurable or otherwise determinable value
“the goal is
zero population growth”-
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noquantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of
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no
of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)
indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured
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synonyms:
zero point-
type of:
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numerical quantitya quantity expressed as a number
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numerical quantity
adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
indicating an initial point or origin
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ordinalbeing or denoting a numerical order in a series
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ordinal
the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing
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type of:
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sight settingthe adjustment of a gunsight for elevation and windage on a particular range under favorable light conditions
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sight setting
adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)