Zero
/ˈzɪəɹəʊ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:13 pts4 letters
Definition of Zero
noun
- The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.
"In unary and k-adic notation in general, zero is the empty string."
- The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems.
"One million has six zeroes."
- Nothing, or none.
"He knows zero about humour."
- The value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero.
"The electromagnetic field does not drop all of the way to zero before a reversal."
- The point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates.
"The temperature outside is ten degrees below zero."
verb
- To set a measuring instrument to zero; to calibrate instrument scale to valid zero.
"Zero the fluorometer with the same solvent used in extraction."
- To change a memory location or range to values of zero; to set a variable in a computer program to zero.
"Results were inconsistent because an array wasn’t zeroed during initialization."
- To cause or set some value or amount to be zero.
"They tried to zero the budget by the end of the quarter."
- To eliminate; to delete; to overwrite with zeros.
- To disappear
adjective
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SYNONYMS
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ANTONYMS
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