o

noun

ˈō How to pronounce o (audio)
Definition of onext
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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  1. zero
  2. nothing
  3. nil
  4. aught
Noun
  • Photograph: Andrea Kane/Institute for Advanced Study This led her to the zeros of trace phi cubed.
    Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Like Schrodinger's cat, qubits can be both ones and zeros at once, a property known as superposition.
    Anand Oswal, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of zero
Noun
  • 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
  • But nothings more peaceful than tomorrow to a man going through pain today.
    Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
Definition of nothing
Noun
  • The two teams were tied at nil until the second half when Jaxson Bettencourt scored on a corner kick pass from Manuel Portillo to put Mitty up 1-0 in the 61st minute.
    Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Otto and former Houston Oilers Pro Bowl WR Ken Burrough will forever be associated with double nil unless the NFL returns it to circulation.
    Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2023
Definition of nil
Noun
  • In the early aughts, living with his wife and two young children in Pasadena, his growing flock began to include new American followers.
    Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Though a slicker update of one of horror’s most influential films, this remake didn’t just kick-start a new series of Chainsaw Massacre films but an entire wave of slasher remakes in the early aughts, from Black Christmas to Halloween.
    Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of aught
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