Wednesday 3 January 2018

'Z' IS FOR ZERO

0 (zero) is both a number and the numerical digit used to represent that number in numerals. The number 0 fulfills a central role in mathematics as the additive identity of the integers, real numbers, and many other algebraic structures. As a digit, 0 is used as a placeholder in place value systems.

Names for the number 0 in English include zero, nought (UK), naught (US), nil, or—in contexts where at least one adjacent digit distinguishes it from the letter "O"—oh or o. Informal or slang terms for zero include zilch and zip. Ought and aught, as well as cipher, have also been used historically.

This post is part of the Wordless Wednesday meme,
and also part of the ABC Wednesday meme.

4 comments:

  1. ZERO - I must have done that one round. Worth nothing and multiples of 10, depending.

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  2. many explanations possible.... some good some bad

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  4. Whoever invented the zero as a placeholder was very smart.

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