zero definizione dal dizionario inglese italiano

zero

zero (third-person singular simple present zeroes, present participle zeroing, simple past and past participle zeroed)

1. (transitive) To set a measuring instrument to zero; to calibrate instrument scale to valid zero.

   Zero the fluorometer with the same solvent used in extraction.

2. (transitive, computing) To change a memory location or range to values of zero; to set a variable in a computer program to zero.

   Results were inconsistent because an array wasn’t zeroed during initialization.

3. (transitive) To cause or set some value or amount to be zero.

   They tried to zero the budget by the end of the quarter.

4. (transitive) To eliminate; to delete; to overwrite with zeros.
   • 2001, Mark Pesce, ""True Magic"", in True Names by Vernor Vinge and the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier, James Frenkel (editor)

     They discovered the object code for the simulator that was DON, and zeroed it. DON — or his creator — was clever and had planted many copies,

   • 2004, Anna Maxted, Being Committed, page 358

     If I zeroed Jack, Id get by So Id erased him, pretended the last few months had never happened.

5. (intransitive) To disappear
   • 1997, Tom Clancy, Executive Orders, page 340

     Traffic on the encrypted channels used by senior Iraqi generals had peaked and zeroed, then peaked again, and zeroed again.

zero (countable and uncountable; plural zeroes or zeros)

1. The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.

   In unary and k-adic notation in general, zero is the empty string.

   Write 0.0 to indicate a floating point rather than the integer zero.

   The zero sign in American Sign Language is considered rude in some cultures.

2. The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems.

   One million has six zeroes.

3. (informal, uncountable) Nothing, or none.

   The shipment was lost, so they had zero in stock.

   He knows zero about humor.

   In the end, all of our hard work amounted to zero.

4. The value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero.

   The electromagnetic field does not drop all of the way to zero before a reversal.

5. The point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates.

   The temperature outside is ten degrees below zero.

6. (mathematics) A value of the independent variables of a function, for which the function is equal to zero.

   The zeros of a polynomial are its roots by the fundamental theorem of algebra.

   The derivative of a continuous, differentiable function that twice crosses the axis must have a zero.

   The nontrivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function may all lie on the critical line.

7. (mathematics, algebra) The additive identity element of a monoid or greater algebraic structure, particularly a group or ring.

   Since a commutative zero is the inverse of any additive identity, it must be unique when it exists.

   The zero (of a ring or field) has the property that the product of the zero with any element yields the zero.

   The quotient ring over a maximal ideal is a field with a single zero element.

8. (slang) A person of little or no importance.

   They rudely treated him like a zero.

9. (military) A Mitsubishi A6M Zero, a long range fighter aircraft operated by the Japanese Navy Air Service from 1940 to 1945.
10. A setting of calibrated instruments such as a firearm.
11. (finance) A security which has a zero coupon (paying no periodic interest).

    The takeovers were financed by issuing zeroes.

zero (not comparable)

1. (informal, used with noun) Virtually none.

   She showed zero respect.

2. (meteorology) Of a cloud ceiling, limiting vision to 50 feet (15 meters) or less.
3. (meteorology) Of horizontal visibility, limited to 165 feet (50.3 meters) or less.
4. (linguistics) Present at an abstract level, but not realized in the data.

   The stem of ""kobieta"" with the zero ending is ""kobiet"".

zero

1. (cardinal) The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.

   The conductor waited until the passenger count was zero.

   A cheque for zero dollars and zero cents crashed the computers on division by zero.

	zero
	cardinal number before 1, denoting nothing
	point of origin on a scale
	Numero cardinale che denota una quantità nulla.
	The cardinal number that denotes no quantity or amount at all.
	To fill or replace with zeros (for example, to zero a specified portion of memory, a field, or some other limited structure).

	azzerare
	to set to zero
	To fill or replace with zeros (for example, to zero a specified portion of memory, a field, or some other limited structure).

niente

nulla

nullità

Altri significati:

(slang) A person of little or no importance.

(mathematics) The additive identity element of a monoid or greater algebraic structure, particularly a group or ring.

(transitive, computing) To change a memory location or range to values of zero; to set a variable in a computer program to zero.

linguistics: present at an abstract level but not realized in the data

(transitive) To eliminate; to delete; to overwrite with zeros.

informal: virtually none

(intransitive) To disappear

(military) A Mitsubishi A6M Zero, a long range fighter aircraft operated by the Japanese Navy Air Service from 1940 to 1945.

(transitive) To set a measuring instrument to zero; to calibrate instrument scale to valid zero.

(cardinal) The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as .

(informal, uncountable) Nothing, or none.

(finance) A security which has a zero coupon (paying no periodic interest).

(transitive) To cause or set some value or amount to be zero.

(mathematics) A value of the independent variables of a function, for which the function is equal to zero.

(linguistics) Present at an abstract level, but not realized in the data.

meteorology: of a cloud ceiling: limiting vision to 50 feet (15 meters) or less

The point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates.

identity element of a monoid

zero value of a magnitude

to cause or set some value or amount to be zero

The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems.

The digit "0"

value of a function’s independent variables when the value of the function is zero

numeric symbol of zero

The value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero.

irrelevant amount

digit zero

meteorology: of horizontal visibility: limited to 165 feet (50.3 meters) or less

A setting of calibrated instruments such as a firearm.

(informal, used with noun) Virtually none.

The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.

(meteorology) Of horizontal visibility, limited to 165 feet (50.3 meters) or less.

absolute zero (temp.)

person of little importance

(meteorology) Of a cloud ceiling, limiting vision to 50 feet (15 meters) or less.

Traduzione 'veloce'

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