zero
Nil, no amount
Zero is the notional number 0 between positive and negative integers.
On the Celsius scale, it is the temperature at which water freezes.
Zero is used figuratively like nothing to characterize the lack or absence of value where it could be expected.
A person who is a zero amounts to nothing.
A score of zero on a test suggests that no correct responses were given.
To zero a device is to set it to a reading of 0, or to reset it to default conditions.
To zero in on something is to focus on it directly.
Absence indicator in code
- undefinedNot clearly delineated
- initializationPreparing system for operation
- pointerReference to memory location
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
variable · value · empty · uninitialized · NaN · default · index · array
Not a single one
Single numeric character
- integerNumber lacking fractions
- numeralSymbol denoting quantity
- placeholderTemporary position marker
- originStarting point or source
decimal · binary · even · cardinal · arithmetic · counting · numeric · value
Adjust for accuracy
- baselineStandard for comparison
- recalibrateReset to accurate standard
- tareUnladen container weight
- reference pointStandard for comparison
origin point · ground · neutral · starting point · default · initialize · adjust · set point
Place of commencement
- square oneInitial position, metaphorically
- originStarting point or source
- baselineStandard for comparison
- scratchSuperficial wound or mark
fresh start · clean slate · foundation · outset · day one
Extremely cold
- KelvinScottish masculine name
- coldLow temperature state
- cryogenicExtremely low temperature
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
frost · frigid · Celsius · Fahrenheit
nothing
Not any thing
nought · none · empty · blank · absence · void · null · nonexistence · nothingness · goose egg
null
Absence indicator in code
- undefinedNot clearly delineated
- initializationPreparing system for operation
- pointerReference to memory location
reference · variable · value · empty · uninitialized · NaN · default · index · array · base case
none
Not a single one
devoid · empty-handed · scoreless · blank
digit
Single numeric character
- integerNumber lacking fractions
- numeralSymbol denoting quantity
- placeholderTemporary position marker
origin · decimal · binary · even · cardinal · arithmetic · counting · numeric · value · mathematics
calibrate
Adjust for accuracy
- baselineStandard for comparison
- recalibrateReset to accurate standard
- tareUnladen container weight
reference point · origin point · ground · neutral · starting point · default · initialize · adjust · set point · datum
starting point
Place of commencement
- square oneInitial position, metaphorically
- originStarting point or source
- baselineStandard for comparison
scratch · fresh start · clean slate · foundation · outset · day one
freezing
Extremely cold
thermometer · frost · frigid · Celsius · Fahrenheit
crosshairs
Intersecting sighting lines
pinpoint · focus · home in · acquire · bullseye · rangefinder · scope · tracking · calibration
- arithmeticaddition, subtraction, multiplication, division, sum
- Early Mathcounting, numbers, addition, subtraction, one
- mathaddition, subtraction, multiplication, division, algebra
- mathematicsalgebra, arithmetic, calculus, geometry, number
- numbersone, two, four, three, 0
- countingcounting, count, count up, countdown, tally
- below zeroTemperature beneath freezing
- zero-tolerance policiesAutomatic penalties without discretion
- ground zeroExplosion's central impact point
- zero inFocus with precision
- zero tolerancePolicy allowing no infractions
- zeroed inFocused with precision
zeros, subzero, zeroes, zeroed, zeroing, absolute zero, nonzero, zeroth, ground zero