zeros

Noun

zero (countable and uncountable, plural zeros or zeroes)

1. The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.
   • In unary and k-adic notation in general, zero is the empty string.

   Synonyms:

   cipher

2. The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems.
   • One million has six zeroes.

   Synonyms:

   slashed zero

3. (informal, uncountable) Nothing, or none.
   • zero-defect
4. The value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero.
   • The electromagnetic field does not drop all of the way to zero before a reversal.
5. The point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates.
   • The temperature outside is ten degrees below zero.
6. A value of the independent variables of a function, for which the function is equal to zero.
   • The zeroes of a polynomial are its roots by the fundamental theorem of algebra.

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