zero

1. noun /ˈziɹ.oʊ,ˈzɪə.ɹəʊ/

a) The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.

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

b) The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems.

Write 0.0 to indicate a floating point rather than the integer zero.

Syn: cipher, slashed zero, origin, zero point, nadir, bugger all, nada, naught, nil, nothing, nought, nowt, null, sod all, sweet FA, sweet Fanny Adams, zilch, zip, nobody, nonentity, root, additive identity

2. adjective /ˈziɹ.oʊ,ˈzɪə.ɹəʊ/

a) Virtually none.

She showed zero respect.

b) Of a cloud ceiling, limiting vision to 50 feet (15 meters) or less.

The stem of "kobieta" with the zero ending is "kobiet".

Syn: no

3. verb /ˈziɹ.oʊ,ˈzɪə.ɹəʊ/

a) To set a measuring instrument to zero; to calibrate instrument scale to valid zero.

Zero the fluorometer with the same solvent used in extraction.

b) 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.

Syn: 0, aught, cipher, goose egg, naught, nil, no, null, tare, zero out