what does zero mean?
ZERO as NOUN
- Meaning
- the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale
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Hypernyms(s) zero is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a quantity of no importance
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- 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
Hypernyms(s) zero is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
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Hypernyms(s) zero is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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ZERO as VERB
- Meaning
- adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)
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- He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards
Hypernyms(s) zero is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
Hypernyms(s) zero is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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ZERO as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
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Similar To
- Meaning
- indicating an initial point or origin
Similar To
- Meaning
- of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)
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