zero

number1

1. •
   the number 0, which means no amount at all

   • The conductor waited until the passenger count was zero.
   • A cheque for zero dollars and zero cents crashed the computers on division by zero.

noun12

1. •
   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.
2. •
   (informal) Nothing, or none.

   • The shipment was lost, so they had zero in stock.
   • He knows zero about humour.
3. •
   The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.

   • In unary and k-adic notation in general, zero is the empty string.
   • Write 0.0 to indicate a floating point number rather than the integer zero.
4. •
   The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems.

   • One million has six zeroes.
5. •
   The point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates.

   • The temperature outside is ten degrees below zero.
6. •
   A setting of calibrated instruments such as a firearm, corresponding to a zero value.
7. •
   (slang) A person dismissed as unimportant.

   • They rudely treated him like a zero.
8. •
   A value of the independent variables of a function, for which the function is equal to zero.

   • The zeroes of a polynomial are its roots by the fundamental theorem of algebra.
   • The derivative of a continuous, differentiable function that twice crosses the axis must have a zero.
9. •
   A security which has a zero coupon (paying no periodic interest).

   • The takeovers were financed by issuing zeroes.
10. •
    The additive identity element of a monoid or greater algebraic structure, particularly a group or ring.

    • Since a commutative zero is the inverse of any additive identity, it must be unique when it exists.
    • The zero (of a ring or field) has the property that the product of the zero with any element yields the zero.
11. •
    (informal, historical) A casual misspelling of Zero ("a fighter aircraft operated by Imperial Japan during World War II").
12. •
    A difference that is present at an abstract level, but not realized in the form, that is, superficially (on the surface).

    • Sometimes a difference in intended meaning has only a zero to mark it, in which case the utterance may be ambiguous when context alone does not fully clarify it.

adjective4

1. •
   [after a noun] Used in the names of foodstuffs, especially beverages, to indicate a version with no calories
2. •
   Present at an abstract level, but not realized in the surface form.

   • The stem of "kobieta" with the zero ending is "kobiet".
3. •
   Of a cloud ceiling, limiting vision to 50 feet (15 meters) or less.
4. •
   Of horizontal visibility, limited to 165 feet (50.3 meters) or less.

verb3

1. •
   To set some amount to be zero.

   • They tried to zero the budget by the end of the quarter.
   • Results were inconsistent because an array wasn’t zeroed during initialization.
2. •
   To disappear or make something disappear.

   • Traffic on the encrypted channels used by senior Iraqi generals had peaked and zeroed, then peaked again, and zeroed again. — 1997
3. •
   To adjust until the variance is reduced to an acceptably low amount.

   • The soldier took his gun to the shooting range to zero its aim.

determiner1

1. •
   Synonym of no.

   • She showed zero respect.

noun1

1. •
   Any specific instance of that model.

   • A Zero had been shot down earlier, and we were hoping that the pressure was off, but just then two more Zeroes came in quite low, and we were suddenly in a sticky situation.