ZERO

4 letters 13 Scrabble points /ˈzɪəɹəʊ/

Definition of ZERO

noun
  1. The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.

    "In unary and k-adic notation in general, zero is the empty string."

  2. The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems.

    "One million has six zeroes."

  3. Nothing, or none.

    "He knows zero about humour."

verb
  1. To set a measuring instrument to zero; to calibrate instrument scale to valid zero.

    "Zero the fluorometer with the same solvent used in extraction."

  2. To change a memory location or range to values of zero; to set a variable in a computer program to zero.

    "Results were inconsistent because an array wasn’t zeroed during initialization."

  3. To cause or set some value or amount to be zero.

    "They tried to zero the budget by the end of the quarter."

Related words: zero out tare
adjective
  1. No, not any

    "She showed zero respect."

  2. Of a cloud ceiling, limiting vision to 50 feet (15 meters) or less.

  3. Of horizontal visibility, limited to 165 feet (50.3 meters) or less.

Related words: no
numeral
  1. The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.

    "A cheque for zero dollars and zero cents crashed the computers on division by zero."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters Z E R O
Length 4 letters
Scrabble Score 13 points

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