zero
noun
the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
zeroes
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pluralof zero.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof zero (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
zeronounthe figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
Example Sentences
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Users go to AI bots for everything from recipes to life and relationship advice, even forming one-sided platonic or romantic relationships with the ones and zeroes that make up this digital ether behind a screen.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
Thomas Broughton’s vivid text zeroes in on the last days of the hero Hercules, who returns victorious from war with a string of captives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Instead, he zeroes in on their clashing worldviews.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
Conventional computers operate using bits -- streams of electrical or optical pulses that represent ones or zeroes.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 23, 2025
The woman has taken out a little pad and is making invisible zeroes trying to get her reluctant pen to write.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
