01 n. A cipher; nothing; naught.
pl.
Zeros, Zeroes
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1.
A cipher; nothing; naught.(Arith.)
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2.
The point from which the graduation of a scale, as of a thermometer, commences.
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3.
Fig.: The lowest point; the point of exhaustion; as, his patience had nearly reached zero.
Phrases & compounds
Absolute zero —
See under Absolute.
Zero method —
a method of comparing, or measuring, forces, electric currents, etc., by so opposing them that the pointer of an indicating apparatus, or the needle of a galvanometer, remains at, or is brought to, zero, as contrasted with methods in which the deflection is observed directly; -- called also null method.
Zero point —
the point indicating zero, or the commencement of a scale or reckoning.