zero
/zˈɪɹoʊ/ · 2 syllables
Meaning
adjective
- indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
“a zero score” - having no measurable or otherwise determinable value
“the goal is zero population growth” - indicating an initial point or origin
- of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)
noun
- a quantity of no importance
“it looked like nothing I had ever seen before” - a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
- the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured
- the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing
verb
- adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
- adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)
“He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards”
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