nollapiste — meaning in English

English meaning

• origin noun The point where something begins or comes from.
• zero num The number 0; the quantity representing none at all.

Senses

nollapiste is used for these senses in English:

• ground zero Originally, the point on the land or water surface below which a nuclear bomb detonates in the air; now also the point on such a surface at or above the detonation.
• origin (mathematics) The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect.
• zero The point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates.
• zero A setting of calibrated instruments such as a firearm, corresponding to a zero value.

origin — full definition

1. noun The point where something begins or comes from.
2. noun A person's ancestry or background.

zero — full definition

1. num The number 0; the quantity representing none at all.
2. noun The starting point on a scale from which measurements are counted.
3. noun Nothing at all; none.
4. verb To reset something to zero, or to adjust an instrument so it reads zero correctly.

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