μηδέν — meaning in English

English meaning

• cipher noun A system for turning readable text into a secret, scrambled form; more loosely, a secret code.
• zero num The number 0; the quantity representing none at all.

Senses

μηδέν is used for these senses in English:

• cipher A numeric character.
• zero The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.

cipher — full definition

1. noun A system for turning readable text into a secret, scrambled form; more loosely, a secret code.
2. noun A person or thing regarded as having no real importance or influence.
3. verb To convert a message into a secret code.

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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