zeros
Circles meaning nothing
Zeros is the plural of zero—the numeral 0, the absence of quantity, or a point of origin on a scale.
A temperature of ten below zero is negative ten degrees.
Someone dismissed as a total zero is considered worthless or insignificant.
In verb form, zeros appears in phrases like zeros in on, meaning to focus precisely on a target.
Also spelled zeroes.
Not any thing
- nothingnessComplete absence of existence
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- absenceState of not being
- voidWithout legal effect
nil · zilch · nada · naught · blank · empty · nonexistence · negation
Initiating an action
- baselineStandard for comparison
- originStarting point or source
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
datum · ground · anchor · benchmark · initial · default · axis · coordinate
Number lacking fractions
- digitSingle numeric character
- numeralSymbol denoting quantity
- numberSymbol representing quantity
- cardinalOf foremost importance
placeholder · decimal · binary · octal · hexadecimal · arithmetic · counting · quantity
Symbolic communication system
- cryptographyScience of secure messaging
- encryptionConverting data into code
- decryptionConverting ciphertext to plaintext
- secretConcealed information
message · cipher · codebreaking · espionage · intelligence · encoded · decipher · substitution
Without obstruction or fog
- wipeRub to clean
- initializationPreparing system for operation
- rebootCycle power intentionally
- restartCommence anew
restore · reformat · recalibrate · blank · erase · purge · overwrite · reinitialize
nothing
Not any thing
- nothingnessComplete absence of existence
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- absenceState of not being
void · nil · zilch · nada · naught · blank · empty · nonexistence · negation · nullity
starting
Initiating an action
calibration · datum · ground · anchor · benchmark · initial · default · axis · coordinate · graph
integer
Number lacking fractions
cardinal · placeholder · decimal · binary · octal · hexadecimal · arithmetic · counting · quantity · even
code
Symbolic communication system
- cryptographyScience of secure messaging
- encryptionConverting data into code
- decryptionConverting ciphertext to plaintext
secret · message · cipher · codebreaking · espionage · intelligence · encoded · decipher · substitution · concealment
clear
Without obstruction or fog
- wipeRub to clean
- initializationPreparing system for operation
- rebootCycle power intentionally
restart · restore · reformat · recalibrate · blank · erase · purge · overwrite · reinitialize · factory
bit
Small amount or portion
code · programming · boolean · off · false · low · signal · processor · byte · storage
- Chebyshev polynomialsrecurrence relation, orthogonality, extrema, coefficients
- rootstaproot, root system, root tip, fibrous root, primary root
- fixed incomebonds, treasuries, T-bills, CDs, treasury bonds
- Pacific WarPearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, Midway, Okinawa, Guadalcanal
- polynomialspolynomial, polynomials, binomial, monomial, binomials
- complex analysiscomplex numbers, modulus, complex plane, analytic, singularity
zerosones
Single items or dollars
infinities · maximums · hundreds · thousands · millions
zerosheroes
Admired courageous figures
somebodies · stars · VIPs · winners · superstars
zerossomethings
Unspecified items or matters
beings · entities · things · existences · presences
- 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
zero, subzero, zeroes, zeroed, zeroing, absolute zero, zeroth, ground zero