Noun | 1. | zero - a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"Synonyms: goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zilch, zip, aught, cypher, cipher |
| 2. | zero - a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number |
| 3. | zero - the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale |
Verb | 1. | zero - adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value |
| 2. | zero - adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards" |
Adj. | 1. | zero - indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score" |
| 2. | zero - indicating an initial point or origin |
| 3. | zero - of or relating to the null set (a set with no members) |
| 4. | zero - having no measurable or otherwise determinable value; "the goal is zero population growth" |
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