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zero

adjective(ze-ro)

indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration

Synonyms: 0,

Examples:

A zero score.

zero

noun(ze-ro)

a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

Synonyms: 0, cipher, cypher, nought,

zero

verb(ze-ro)

adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)

Synonyms: zero in,

Examples:

He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards.

zero

noun(ze-ro)

the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured

Synonyms: zero point,

zero

noun(ze-ro)

a quantity of no importance

Synonyms: aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zilch, zip, zippo,

zero

verb(ze-ro)

adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value

zero

adjective(ze-ro)

having no measurable or otherwise determinable value

Examples:

The goal is zero population growth.

zero

adjective(ze-ro)

indicating an initial point or origin

zero

noun(ze-ro)

the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing

zero

(ze-ro)

of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)

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