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nokta

nokta noun: the Eastern Arabic numeral representing the number zero: ٠.

Noun

nokta (plural noktas)

  1. The Eastern Arabic numeral representing the number zero: ٠.
    • The formation of the successive terms may be more clearly shown by omitting the zeros altogether, or by supplying their places with noktas, as in the margin, where it is seen that, while the root descends by one step at a time, the square descends two steps in the scale.1857, Edward Sang, The Higher Arithmetic: Being a Sequel to Elementary Arithmetic, page 61
    • The change of figure in the line is denoted by an Arabic nokta (a sign like the diamond in a pack of cards); and this, though very clear for 0's, leaves the other figures unchanged, […]1874, British Association for the Advancement of Science, Report of the Annual Meeting, volume 45, page 61

Forms of nokta

pluralnoktas

Questions about nokta

What does nokta mean?
Nokta means the Eastern Arabic numeral representing the number zero: ٠.
What part of speech is nokta?
Nokta is a noun.
What is the plural of nokta?
The plural of nokta is noktas.

Words near nokta in the dictionary

  1. Nokias
  2. nokis
  3. Noklak
  4. Nokomis
  5. NoKor
  6. nokta
  7. noktas
  8. nol pros
  9. nol-kohl
  10. nol-kole
  11. nol-pros

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