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/ˈzɪəɹəʊ/ /ˈzi(ˌ)ɹoʊ/

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noun

Cero

The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.

Examples :

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

En notación unaria y k-ádica en general, el cero es la cadena vacía.

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noun

Cero

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

Examples :

"One million has six zeroes."

Un millón tiene seis ceros.

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noun

Cero, nada

Nothing, or none.

Examples :

"He knows zero about humour."

No sabe nada de humor.

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noun

Cero

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."

El campo electromagnético no cae por completo a cero antes de una inversión.

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noun

Cero, punto de origen

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

Examples :

"The temperature outside is ten degrees below zero."

La temperatura exterior es de diez grados bajo cero.

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noun

Cero

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."

La derivada de una función continua y diferenciable que cruza dos veces el eje debe tener un cero.

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noun

Cero

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."

Dado que un cero conmutativo es el inverso de cualquier identidad aditiva, debe ser único cuando existe.

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noun

Don nadie, cero

A person of little or no importance.

Examples :

"They rudely treated him like a zero."

Lo trataron con rudeza como si fuera un don nadie.

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noun

Mitsubishi A6M Zero

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. "

La Armada japonesa utilizó ampliamente el avión de combate Zero durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

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noun

Ajuste

A setting of calibrated instruments such as a firearm.

Examples :

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

El tirador ajustó cuidadosamente el ajuste de su rifle antes de la práctica de tiro.

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noun

Un valor de cupón cero

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

Examples :

"The takeovers were financed by issuing zeroes."

Las adquisiciones se financiaron mediante la emisión de valores de cupón cero.

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verb

Poner a cero

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."

Ponga a cero el fluorómetro con el mismo disolvente utilizado en la extracción.

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verb

Poner a cero

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."

Los resultados fueron inconsistentes porque una matriz no se puso a cero durante la inicialización.

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verb

Poner a cero, anular

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

Examples :

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

Intentaron poner el presupuesto a cero para finales del trimestre.

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verb

Poner a cero, borrar

To eliminate; to delete; to overwrite with zeros.

Examples :

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

El técnico borró el archivo de datos antiguo, dejando espacio para el nuevo proyecto.

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verb

Desaparecer, anularse

Examples :

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

El ruido de la obra se anuló por completo después de las 5 pm.

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adjective

Cero, ninguno

Examples :

"She showed zero respect."

Ella mostró cero respeto.

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adjective

Cero, techo de nubes que limita la visión a 15 metros o menos

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. "

La visibilidad cero significaba que no podíamos ver el autobús escolar desde la carretera.

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adjective

De visibilidad horizontal limitada a 50,3 metros o menos

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. "

La visibilidad cero significaba que no podíamos ver el autobús escolar desde la calle.

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adjective

Cero, inexistente

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

Examples :

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

La raíz de "kobieta" con la terminación cero es "kobiet".

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numeral

Cero

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."

Un cheque por cero dólares y cero centavos hizo que las computadoras se bloquearan al dividir por cero.

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