numeral / noun / adjective / verb
zero
ZEER-oh/zˈɪroʊ/
The number 0, representing no quantity or a reference point on a scale.
The empty carton holds zero eggs, as the card shows.
Etymology
Arabic sifr expresses emptiness or nothing. That idea underlies zero’s mathematical role: it represents the absence of quantity as a number in its own right.
In context
the Cardinal number of empty set is zero there is no element in empty set
More examples
- One thousand has three zeros.
- The thermometer reads zero degrees Celsius.
- I zero the scale before weighing the flour.
- He feels like a zero when his work goes unnoticed.
Forms
zero · zeros · zeroes · zeroed · zeroing