zero

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  1. noun The numerical symbol 0; a cipher.
  2. noun Mathematics The identity element for addition.
  3. noun Mathematics A cardinal number indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration.
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  • You can make people uneasy by asking them whether zero is a number or not. —  TheMagazineofFantasyandScienceFiction,March2005
  • Though the "free marketeers" (yes, the bankrupt philosophy that got us here in the first place) will argue that taxing the rich now is bad for the economy, in my opinion, there are zero -- zero -- serious arguments to back that up at the levels I'm suggesting. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • In response, TDCJ adapted what they called a zero tolerance policy. —  wacotrib - Latest News Headlines
  • While it would be great if the crime rate is zero, that is a pipe dream. —  CTV News RSS Feed
  • Consistently getting a zero is a godlike skill that requires both ability and the devil's luck. —  AnimeBlogger.net Antenna
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decimal ·  digit ·  integer

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zero:   zeros ·  zeroing ·  zeroed
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  1. Italian, from alteration of Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic ṣifr, nothing, cipher; see cipher.

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  1. from French zéro, from Italian Spanish zero, contr. of *zefro, zifro, from Arabic sifr, cipher: see cipher, of which zero is a doublet.
 

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