zero
/zˈɪroʊ/
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Definitions
Adjective
of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)
Adjective Satellite
indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score"
Adjective Satellite
having no measurable or otherwise determinable value; "the goal is zero population growth"
Adjective Satellite
indicating an initial point or origin
Noun
a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn''t hear zilch about it"
Noun
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
Noun
the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured
Noun
the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing
Verb
adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
Verb
adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards"
Synonyms
0
aught
cipher
cypher
goose egg
nada
naught
nil
nix
nothing
nought
null
zero in
zero point
zilch
zip
zippo