as in zero
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it our zip code is six-o-three-seven-five

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Noun
  • The binary system of ones and zeros later became the basis of digital coding, and Leibniz himself attempted to exploit it in some of his designs for machines that could perform calculations.
    Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Too often clubs hear of Leeds’ interest in a player and start adding zeros to the price tag — but the days of Leeds engaging in that sort of negotiating are long gone.
    Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.
    Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • Over eleven years, the latter seven or eight of them devoted to New Deal therapy, the economy’s growth was absolute nil.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Carter’s leverage with the South Koreans had approached nil.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Thanks to easily burnable CDs and the proliferation of shareable MP3s, record companies lost money to digital piracy in the early aughts.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
  • In the early aughts, minimalism and cool tones like gray and stark white reigned supreme.
    Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2025
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