zero
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈziːroʊ/
- Specialized
- OK, whenever the count drops to zero, you free the object.
- leading zeros
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Watch on YouTubeSo zero is still zero and one is still one.
- So zero is still zero and one is still one.
- To go from factors to zeros, what do you have to do?
- And of course, rates were zero through most of that.
- And today, money is generated simply by adding zeros on a computer.
- All there are is zeros and ones in digital codes.
- Because I, I don't, I had zero hobbies other than than boozing.
- And if you plug in zero, you get one, right?
- So it's somewhere between zero and one.
- Like it makes them feel good that they have this many zeros in the bank account, right?
- The question that I always had is how do ones and zeros become waves?
- I wrote IO being like the one and zero of binary.
Examples
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So some of you might have noticed that Denmark got zero medals in in Sochi.
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So it's somewhere between zero and one.
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So zero is still zero and one is still one.
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And of course, rates were zero through most of that.
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So we just kept making books until finally they sold zero copy and then we stopped.
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I would bet that the percentage would have a lot more zeros after the decimal point.
Blog text (26) -
The numbers were disappointingly small, rarely above ten, and there were lots of zeros.
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The committee decided that the project's budget was set to zero due to lack of funding.
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When the temperature reached zero degrees, everyone needed to bundle up for the cold.
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The scoreboard showed a score of zero for both teams at halftime.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not any of a group of people or things
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9.9
Not anything or zero
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1.0
No thing present in a place or situation
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9.4
Nothing at all
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8.3
The state of having no value, result, or importance
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8.1
Nothing at all often used informally to mean zero
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5.1
No amount or value, meaning nothing at all
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8.5
Nothing at all
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7.5
A number that shows no amount
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8.3
Without any value or effect
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8.2
The number written as 0 that shows no value
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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7.4
To become successful and respected after being unknown or unsuccessful
Compounds
- Formal
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4.3
A policy that makes people follow rules with no exceptions, even for small mistakes
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4.6
The place in New York City where the World Trade Center was before the 2001 terrorist attacks
- Formal
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4.9
A strict rule that gives the same punishment for every bad act with no exceptions
- Specialized
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7.0
First known person infected in an outbreak who may spread the disease to others
- Specialized
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The lowest possible temperature when tiny particles almost stop moving
- Specialized
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7.9
An investment sold for less than its full value that pays no interest until it ends
- Specialized
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A software flaw attackers use before developers know or fix it
- Specialized
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A hole in software that attackers use before developers release a fix
- Specialized
1
9.9
The size of all whole numbers like 0, 1, 2 and so on, the smallest infinity
- Specialized
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7.1
A loan you buy for less than its value that pays no interest until it ends
- Neologism
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8.8
A possible global conflict using new kinds of attacks like hacking and harm from climate change
- Specialized
1
9.0
A bond sold for less than its value that pays no interest and gives the full amount when it ends
- Specialized
A bond sold at a large discount that pays no regular interest and repays full value at maturity
How Positive
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1.0
- Specialized
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5.1
- Specialized
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1.0
- Specialized
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6.5
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Zero comes from the Arabic word sifr, which means 'empty' or 'nothing', and reached English through Italian zero. So zero is the number that stands for 'nothing', which is why adding zero leaves a number unchanged.