Definition of zero

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  • zero is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • zero is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
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Definition of zero

  • indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a zero score

    Synonyms

    1. 0
  • a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. 0
    2. cipher
    3. cypher
    4. nought
  • adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun) (verb)

    Examples

    1. He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards

    Synonyms

    1. zero in
  • the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. zero point
  • a quantity of no importance (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. aught
    2. cipher
    3. cypher
    4. goose egg
    5. nada
    6. naught
    7. nil
    8. nix
    9. nothing
    10. null
    11. zilch
    12. zip
    13. zippo
  • adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value (verb)
  • having no measurable or otherwise determinable value (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the goal is zero population growth
  • indicating an initial point or origin (adjective)
  • the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing (noun)
  • of or relating to the null set (a set with no members) ()

See definition of zero in Merriam Webster