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one 1, number(dictionary)
For a number(finance)
number(2)(dictionary)
Number(medicine)
For a number(money)
box number(dictionary)
Number Ten(dictionary)
Number 11(dictionary)
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zero 1, number (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: zero, from Arabic sifr 'empty, nothing']
the number 0
British Equivalent: nought
::Make X greater than or equal to zero.
the point between + and - on a scale for measuring something, or the lowest point on a scale that shows how much there is left of something
::The petrol gauge was already at zero.
a temperature of 0กใ on the Celsius or Fahrenheit scale
above/below zero
::It was five degrees below zero last night.
-see also absolute zero , sub-zero
none at all, or the lowest possible amount
sb's chances are zero
(=they have no chance of success)
::Mike's chances of winning are virtually zero.
::From 1971 to 1976 West Vancouver experienced zero population growth.