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ZERO

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: zeroes   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("zero" is a kind of...):

sight setting (the adjustment of a gunsight for elevation and windage on a particular range under favorable light conditions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured

Synonyms:

zero; zero point

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("zero" is a kind of...):

numerical quantity (a quantity expressed as a number)

Derivation:

zero (adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A quantity of no importance

Example:

I didn't hear zilch about it

Synonyms:

aught; cipher; cypher; goose egg; nada; naught; nil; nix; nothing; null; zero; zilch; zip; zippo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("zero" is a kind of...):

relative quantity (a quantity relative to some purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "zero"):

nihil ((Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ))

bugger all; Fanny Adams; fuck all; sweet Fanny Adams (little or nothing at all)

Derivation:

zero (adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

Synonyms:

0; cipher; cypher; nought; zero

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("zero" is a kind of...):

digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)

Derivation:

zero (adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration

Example:

a zero score

Synonyms:

0; zero

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Indicating an initial point or origin

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

ordinal (being or denoting a numerical order in a series)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Having no measurable or otherwise determinable value

Example:

the goal is zero population growth

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

no ((quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

null set (a set that is empty; a set with no members)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)

Example:

He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards

Synonyms:

zero; zero in

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "zero" is one way to...):

adjust; correct; set (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "zero" is one way to...):

adjust; correct; set (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

zero (the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured)

zero (a quantity of no importance)

zero (a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number)

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 Context examples: 

The numerical sum between zero and ten that is computed from individual values of zero to two that are assigned to five different areas of interest in newborn screenings.

(Apgar Score, NCI Thesaurus)

The total body clearance for extravascular administration divided by the fraction of dose absorbed, calculated using the observed value of the last non-zero concentration.

(Observed Total Body Clearance by Fraction of Dose Absorbed, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The area under the urinary excretion rate curve (AURC) from the last observed non-zero rate value to infinity as a percentage of the area under the urinary excretion rate curve extrapolated to infinity.

(Observed Area Under the Urinary Excretion Rate Curve Percent Extrapolation, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The area under the moment curve (AUMC) from the last observed non-zero concentration value to infinity as a percentage of the area under the moment curve extrapolated to infinity.

(Observed Area Under the First Moment Curve Percent Extrapolation, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

AUC is usually given for the time interval zero to infinity, and other time intervals are indicated.

(Area Under Curve, NCI Thesaurus)

The area under the moment curve (AUMC) extrapolated to infinity, calculated using the observed value of the last non-zero concentration.

(Observed Area Under the First Moment Curve Infinity, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The total body clearance for intravascular administration, calculated using the observed value of the last non-zero concentration.

(Observed Total Body Clearance Rate, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The cumulative amount recovered extrapolated to infinity, calculated using the predicted value of the last non-zero concentration, divided by the surface area.

(Amount Recovered Infinity Predicted Normalized by Surface Area, NCI Thesaurus)

The area under the curve (AUC) extrapolated to infinity, calculated using the observed value of the last non-zero concentration.

(Observed Area Under the Curve Infinity, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The cumulative amount recovered extrapolated to infinity, calculated using the observed value of the last non-zero concentration, divided by the weight.

(Amount Recovered Infinity Observed Normalized by Weight, NCI Thesaurus)