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zero in Malay

kosong

UK/ˈzɪəɹəʊ/

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British/ˈzɪːɹəw/

zero in Malay: kosong, sifar, nol, nihil. In English, zero means the cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.

Malay words for zero

cardinal number before 1, denoting nothing
kosong, sifar, nol, nihil
numeric symbol of zero
kosong

English meaning of zero

  1. numeral The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.
  2. noun The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.
  3. noun The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems.
  4. noun Nothing, or none.

Full definition of zero

zero in a sentence

  • The conductor waited until the passenger count was zero.
  • A cheque for zero dollars and zero cents crashed the computers on division by zero.
  • In unary and k-adic notation in general, zero is the empty string.

Synonyms of zero

All synonyms of zero

zero in other languages

Questions about zero in Malay

What is the meaning of zero in Malay?
Zero in Malay is kosong, sifar, nol, nihil.
Apakah maksud zero dalam bahasa Melayu?
Zero: kosong, sifar, nol, nihil.
What does zero mean in English?
Zero means the cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.

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