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zero

/ˈzɪəɹəʊ/ /ˈzi(ˌ)ɹoʊ/

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noun

The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.

Examples :

"In unary and k-adic notation in general, zero is the empty string."

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noun

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

Examples :

"One million has six zeroes."

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noun

Nothing, or none.

Examples :

"He knows zero about humour."

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noun

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

Examples :

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

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noun

The point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates.

Examples :

"The temperature outside is ten degrees below zero."

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A value of the independent variables of a function, for which the function is equal to zero.

Examples :

"The derivative of a continuous, differentiable function that twice crosses the axis must have a zero."

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noun

The additive identity element of a monoid or greater algebraic structure, particularly a group or ring.

Examples :

"Since a commutative zero is the inverse of any additive identity, it must be unique when it exists."

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A person of little or no importance.

Examples :

"They rudely treated him like a zero."

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A Mitsubishi A6M Zero, a long range fighter aircraft operated by the Japanese Navy Air Service from 1940 to 1945.

Examples :

"The Japanese Navy used the Zero fighter aircraft extensively during World War II. "

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A setting of calibrated instruments such as a firearm.

Examples :

"The marksman carefully adjusted the zero on his rifle before the shooting practice. "

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A security which has a zero coupon (paying no periodic interest).

Examples :

"The takeovers were financed by issuing zeroes."

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verb

To set a measuring instrument to zero; to calibrate instrument scale to valid zero.

Examples :

"Zero the fluorometer with the same solvent used in extraction."

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To change a memory location or range to values of zero; to set a variable in a computer program to zero.

Examples :

"Results were inconsistent because an array wasn’t zeroed during initialization."

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verb

To cause or set some value or amount to be zero.

Examples :

"They tried to zero the budget by the end of the quarter."

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verb

To eliminate; to delete; to overwrite with zeros.

Examples :

"The technician zeroed the old data file, making space for the new project. "

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verb

Examples :

"The noise from the construction site completely zeroed after 5 pm. "

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adjective

Examples :

"She showed zero respect."

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adjective

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

Examples :

"The zero visibility meant we couldn't see the school bus from the road. "

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

Examples :

"The zero visibility meant we couldn't see the school bus from the street. "

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adjective

Present at an abstract level, but not realized in the surface form.

Examples :

"The stem of "kobieta" with the zero ending is "kobiet"."

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numeral

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

Examples :

"A cheque for zero dollars and zero cents crashed the computers on division by zero."

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