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negative zero

negative zero noun: a signed magnitude representation of zero in which the sign bit indicates a negative number.

Noun

negative zero (countable and uncountable, plural negative zeros or negative zeroes)

  1. A signed magnitude representation of zero in which the sign bit indicates a negative number.
    • One must take care in handling negative zero in comparisons.

Forms of negative zero

pluralnegative zeros
pluralnegative zeroes

Questions about negative zero

What does negative zero mean?
Negative zero means a signed magnitude representation of zero in which the sign bit indicates a negative number.
What part of speech is negative zero?
Negative zero is a noun.
What is the plural of negative zero?
The plural of negative zero is negative zeros.

Words near negative zero in the dictionary

  1. negative utilitarianism
  2. negative utilitarianisms
  3. negative utilitarians
  4. negative verb
  5. negative verbs
  6. negative zero
  7. negative zeroes
  8. negative zeros
  9. negative-edge-triggered
  10. negative-painted
  11. negative-sum

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