Plural of zero

Forms of zero

Zeros and zeroes in a sentence

• One million has six zeroes.
• Here is the formal definition: an autobiographical number is a number N such that the first digit of N counts how many zeroes are in N, the second digit counts how many ones are in N and so on.2008 March 2, Tanya Khovanova, “Autobiographical Numbers”, in arXiv, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2026, page 1
• If a square matrix is upper triangular and has zeros on the diagonal, then it is nilpotent (under the usual matrix multiplication).From the entry nilpotent
• This followed the slashing of 10 zeros from the Zimbabwean currency by the central bank.2020, Mark Fenton-O'Creevy, International management: An institutional perspective, The Open University. From the entry quintillionaire
• He is more at ease with ones and zeros than his own language.2012, Wayne M. Smith, “The Wraith of Frank—Cyber War Style”, in The Sand Castle, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, pages 99–100. From the entry ones and zeroes

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.

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More about zero

• Meaning of zero
• Synonyms of zero
• Zero in a sentence
• Zero in Hindi
• Zero in Tamil
• Zero in Marathi
• Zero in Urdu

Questions about the plural of zero

What is the plural of zero?

The plural of zero is zeros or zeroes.

Which is correct, zeros or zeroes?

Both are used. zeros is the more common of the two in English writing.

Is zero countable?

Zero is a countable and uncountable noun.