0

Absence of quantity

Zero, the number representing nothing or the absence of quantity.

As a digit, 0 serves as a placeholder in positional notation, making the difference between 1 and 10.

Zero marks the origin point on number lines and temperature scales: It dropped below zero last night.

In casual speech, zero emphasizes complete absence: zero chance, zero tolerance.

To zero in on something is to focus precisely on it.

number

zero

Numerical absence of quantity

nought · cipher · null · zilch · zip · nada · none · empty · void · blank

absence

nothing

Not any thing

none · nonexistence · vacancy · blank · null · vacuum · nothingness · missing · without · devoid

computing

binary

Consisting of two parts

  • bitSmall amount or portion
  • booleanTrue-or-false valued
  • falseNot matching reality

null · byte · ASCII · off · low · logic · programming · code · data · machine

sports

shutout

Game with lopsided scoring

goose egg · love · whitewash · clean sheet · blanked · duck · maiden · pointless · defensive · tie

temperature

freezing

Extremely cold

freeze · cold · absolute · Kelvin · thermometer · degrees · water · calibration · scale

origin

starting point

Place of commencement

origin point · root · source · base · foundation · reference · anchor · initial · coordinate · axis

Categories
Opposites
quantity/amount

0infinity

Unlimited extent or quantity

something · everything · all · one · many

binary state

01

Smallest positive integer

one · on · true · yes · active

numerical magnitude

0infinity

Unlimited extent or quantity

100 · 1000 · million · maximum · countless

Phrases
Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G