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zero

The correct spelling is zero.

How to pronounce zero

/ˈzɪəɹəʊ/
noun

IPA: /ˈzɪəɹəʊ/

Say it like: Zer-o

The correct spelling is zero. The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero. For example: "In unary and k-adic notation in general, zero is the empty string."

Usage Examples

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

One million has six zeroes.

He knows zero about humour.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.
  2. 2.The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems.
  3. 3.Nothing, or none.
  4. 4.The value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero.
  5. 5.The point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates.

verb

  1. 1.To set a measuring instrument to zero; to calibrate instrument scale to valid zero.
  2. 2.To change a memory location or range to values of zero; to set a variable in a computer program to zero.
  3. 3.To cause or set some value or amount to be zero.
  4. 4.To eliminate; to delete; to overwrite with zeros.
  5. 5.To disappear

adjective

  1. 1.No, not any
  2. 2.Of a cloud ceiling, limiting vision to 50 feet (15 meters) or less.
  3. 3.Of horizontal visibility, limited to 165 feet (50.3 meters) or less.
  4. 4.Present at an abstract level, but not realized in the surface form.

numeral

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

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