zero

nouncountable and uncountableB1UK /ˈzɪəɹəʊ/ US /ˈzɪɹoʊ/

The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.
The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems.
Nothing, or none.informal
The value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero.
The point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates.
A value of the independent variables of a function, for which the function is equal to zero.
The additive identity element of a monoid or greater algebraic structure, particularly a group or ring.
A person dismissed as unimportant.slang
A difference that is present at an abstract level, but not realized in the form, that is, superficially (on the surface).
A casual misspelling of Zero ("a fighter aircraft operated by Imperial Japan during World War II").historical, informal
A setting of calibrated instruments such as a firearm, corresponding to a zero value.
A security which has a zero coupon (paying no periodic interest).

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Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius, doesn't it?

The thermometer went down below zero.