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| absolute temperature |
temperature measured on a scale in which zero equals the lowest temperature that can be obtained physically. |
| absolute value |
the magnitude of a real number irrespective of its sign; distance of a real number from zero. [1/2 definitions] |
| Arabic numeral |
any of the symbols for the numbers one through nine, including zero; 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9. |
| Arcturus |
an orange star in the constellation Boötes, having a magnitude of zero. |
| C1 |
abbreviation of "Celsius," or "Centigrade," of, pertaining to, or designating a temperature scale on which zero degrees is the freezing point and one hundred degrees is the boiling point of water. |
| Celsius |
of, pertaining to, or designating a temperature scale on which zero degrees is the freezing point and one hundred degrees is the boiling point of water; centigrade. (abbr.: C) |
| cipher |
the sign 0; naught or zero. [1/7 definitions] |
| countdown |
the act or procedure of counting in reverse in preparation for some event, such as the firing of a rocket, to occur at "zero". [1/2 definitions] |
| deflection |
in physics, the movement away from zero of the indicator of a measuring instrument. [1/3 definitions] |
| digit |
any of the numbers from zero through nine. [1/2 definitions] |
| integer |
a positive or negative whole number or zero; a whole number as opposed to a fraction. |
| Kelvin |
a thermodynamic temperature scale whose degree intervals correspond to those of the Celsius scale and in which zero degrees, or absolute zero, is equal to -273.15 degrees Celsius. [1/3 definitions] |
| minus |
numerically negative; less than zero. [1/7 definitions] |
| natural number |
any positive integer or zero. |
| naught |
the number zero. [1/2 definitions] |
| negative |
indicating a number or quantity less than zero. (Cf. positive.) [2/14 definitions] |
| nil |
nothing; zero. |
| nonzero |
indicating a quantity or value other than zero. |
| nothing |
(informal) zero. [1/7 definitions] |
| number line |
a line that displays real numbers according to their distance in a positive or negative direction from a point defined as zero. |
| o |
the cipher zero. [1/4 definitions] |
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