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negative zeros

negative zeros is the plural of negative zero.

Meaning of negative zero

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.

Questions about negative zeros

What is negative zeros the plural of?
Negative zeros is the plural of negative zero.

Words near negative zeros in the dictionary

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

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