How to Spell zero
zero
zero - noun
- The arithmetical symbol 0 or 0̸ denoting the absence of all magnitude or quantity
- Additive identity
- A value of an independent variable that makes a function equal to zero
- The absence of a measurable quantity {dx}see {dxt|Table of Numbers|number|table}{/dx}
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"+2 and −2 are zeros of f(x)=x{sup}2{/sup}−4"
Etymology
Arabic
French or Italian; French zéro, from Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic ṣifr
Word family
zeros