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n, pl zeros also zeroes 1 : the arithmetical symbol 0 or Ø denoting the absence of all magnitude or quantity 2 a : the point of departure in reckoning : specif : the point from which the graduation of a scale (as of a thermometer) begins b : the temperature represented by the zero mark on a thermometer .
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