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• 0̸ (slashed zero, available only as a combination of Unicode characters, variation selectors or through font features)

Tenth century “West Arabic” variation of the Nepali form of Hindu-Arabic numeral ‫٠‬ (compare Devanāgarī script ० (0)), adopted for use with the Latin script in Europe. See 0 § History for more.

0

1. (Arabic digits) The cardinal number zero, indicating absence of any quantity.
2. A digit in decimal, binary, and every other base numbering system, indicating the absence of any quantity in a given place value.

   15 × 134 = 2010

   0000 0001₂

   0x1000E001 (hexadecimal notation)

3. (mathematics) The identity element with respect to addition.

   ${\displaystyle \exists \,\mathbf {0} :\forall a\in A:\mathbf {0} +a=a+\mathbf {0} =a}$

4. (mathematics, computer science) A Boolean or truth value corresponding to false.

   f : Bk → B : B = {0, 1}

   A&B&C=0 → A=0 || B=0 || C=0

5. (computing) Indicates that the number that follows is in octal.
6. (phonetics, often superscript) The pitch of a tone that is more extreme than 1 (higher or lower, depending on local convention; e.g. 0 is the highest tone in Chatino).
7. (phonetics, Sinosphere, often superscript) Lack of an inherent tone; the pitch depends on the tones of the surrounding syllables.

• Styles
• Lining digit 0.
• Oldstyle 0 in Fraktur script.
• A vintage clock with numbers 0–11.
• The digit ‘0’ in a digital seven segment display.

The following forms are equivalent as a decimal digit:

The additional following forms are equivalent as a cardinal number:

• (Arabic digits): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Other representations of 0:

• (number, digit, “zero”):
  • (General Australian, US) enPR: zē′rō, IPA^(key): /ˈziːɹəʊ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈzɪəɹəʊ/

  • Audio (US):

    (file)

  • Rhymes: -ɪəɹəʊ
• (digit, “nought”):
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔːt/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːt
• (digit, “oh” o):
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊ

  The pronunciation as a digit is very often shortened to that of the letter O to save time or keep rhythm. This change is required for the tens place of minutes following the hour and in shortened pronunciation of numbers between 10 and 19 hundred, including years, as well as their truncated two-digit forms, where the zero is a leading digit. It is also very common when saying telephone numbers, decimals after the decimal point, the leading zero in decimal fractions less than one, or many other words such as 007 double o seven.

0 (plural 0s)

1. 0.
2. The origin, starting point, or fixed reference point, especially for a measurement.

   The 0 for the Celsius scale is 273.15 Kelvin.

3. (electrical engineering) The off or low bit state.

   If the NOT gate input is 1, the output is 0.

• 0 (number) in Wikipedia
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0

1. (gay slang) bottom

   公司0宣傳，全靠0宣傳 [MSC, trad.]
   公司0宣传，全靠0宣传 [MSC, simp.]

   gōngsī líng xuānchuán, quán kào líng xuānchuán [Pinyin]

   zero advertisement from the record company, entirely relying on bottoms for advertisement (jocular statement referring to Cyndi Wang's fandom)

• (Hong Kong Cantonese) 0仔 (ling⁴ zai²)

• 0.5 (língdiǎnwǔ)
• 1 (yī)

Grammaticisation of 零 (“zero”).

0

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) A negation particle

   0尊 [Cantonese]  ―  ling⁴ zyun¹ [Jyutping]  ―  no respect

   0知 [Cantonese]  ―  ling⁴ zi¹ [Jyutping]  ―  unknowing; I don't know

• 2024, 陳詠儀 [Wing Yee Chan], 唐翊竣 [Yik Chun Tong], 謝家朗 [Ka Long Tse], “香港粵語否定詞“0”的語法特徵 [Grammatical Features of the Negative Word "0" in Hong Kong Cantonese]”, in 《中國語文通訊》, volume 103, number 1, →DOI, pages 43-65: