The difference between Zero and Zip

When used as nouns, zero means the numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero, whereas zip means the high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.

When used as verbs, zero means to set a measuring instrument to zero, whereas zip means to close with a zip fastener.

Zero is also numeral with the meaning: the cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in arabic numerals as 0.

Zero is also adjective with the meaning: no, not any.

Zip is also interjection with the meaning: the high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.

Zip is also pronoun with the meaning: zero.

check bellow for the other definitions of Zero and Zip

  1. Zero as a noun:

    The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.

    Examples:

    "In unary and k-adic notation in general, zero is the empty string."

    "Write 0.0 to indicate a floating point number rather than the integer zero."

    "The zero sign in American Sign Language is considered rude in some cultures."

  2. Zero as a noun:

    The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems.

    Examples:

    "One million has six zeroes."

  3. Zero as a noun (informal, uncountable):

    Nothing, or none.

    Examples:

    "The shipment was lost, so they had zero in stock."

    "He knows zero about humour."

    "In the end, all of our hard work amounted to zero."

  4. Zero as a noun:

    The value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero.

    Examples:

    "The electromagnetic field does not drop all of the way to zero before a reversal."

  5. Zero as a noun:

    The point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates.

    Examples:

    "The temperature outside is ten degrees below zero."

  6. Zero as a noun (mathematics):

    A value of the independent variables of a function, for which the function is equal to zero.

    Examples:

    "The zeroes of a polynomial are its roots by the fundamental theorem of algebra."

    "The derivative of a continuous, differentiable function that twice crosses the axis must have a zero."

    "The nontrivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function may all lie on the critical line."

  7. Zero as a noun (mathematics, algebra):

    The additive identity element of a monoid or greater algebraic structure, particularly a group or ring.

    Examples:

    "Since a commutative zero is the inverse of any additive identity, it must be unique when it exists."

    "The zero (of a ring or field) has the property that the product of the zero with any element yields the zero."

    "The quotient ring over a maximal ideal is a field with a single zero element."

  8. Zero as a noun (slang):

    A person of little or no importance.

    Examples:

    "They rudely treated him like a zero."

  9. Zero as a noun (military):

    A , a long range fighter aircraft operated by the Japanese Navy Air Service from 1940 to 1945.

  10. Zero as a noun:

    A setting of calibrated instruments such as a firearm.

  11. Zero as a noun (finance):

    A security which has a zero coupon (paying no periodic interest).

    Examples:

    "The takeovers were financed by issuing zeroes."

  1. Zero as an adjective (informal):

    no, not any

    Examples:

    "She showed zero respect."

  2. Zero as an adjective (meteorology):

    Of a cloud ceiling, limiting vision to 50 feet (15 meters) or less.

  3. Zero as an adjective (meteorology):

    Of horizontal visibility, limited to 165 feet (50.3 meters) or less.

  4. Zero as an adjective (linguistics):

    Present at an abstract level, but not realized in the data.

    Examples:

    "The stem of "kobieta" with the zero ending is "kobiet"."

  1. Zero as a verb (transitive):

    To set a measuring instrument to zero; to calibrate instrument scale to valid zero.

    Examples:

    "'Zero the fluorometer with the same solvent used in extraction."

  2. Zero as a verb (transitive, computing):

    To change a memory location or range to values of zero; to set a variable in a computer program to zero.

    Examples:

    "Results were inconsistent because an array wasn’t zeroed during initialization."

  3. Zero as a verb (transitive):

    To cause or set some value or amount to be zero.

    Examples:

    "They tried to zero the budget by the end of the quarter."

  4. Zero as a verb (transitive):

    To eliminate; to delete; to overwrite with zeros.

  5. Zero as a verb (intransitive):

    To disappear

  1. Zip as a noun:

    The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.

  2. Zip as a noun (informal):

    Energy; vigor; vim.

  3. Zip as a noun (British, NZ):

    A zip fastener.

  4. Zip as a noun (slang):

    Zero; nothing.

    Examples:

    "I know zip about economics."

  5. Zip as a noun:

    A trip on a zipline.

  6. Zip as a noun (computing, informal):

    A zip file.

  7. Zip as a noun (programming):

  8. Zip as a noun (slang):

    An ounce of marijuana.

  1. Zip as a pronoun (slang):

    Zero; nothing.

    Examples:

    "I know zip about economics."

  1. Zip as a verb (transitive):

    To close with a zip fastener.

  2. Zip as a verb (transitive, figuratively):

    To close as if with a zip fastener.

    Examples:

    "zip one's lip"

  3. Zip as a verb (transitive, computing):

    To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format.

  4. Zip as a verb (transitive, programming):

    To subject to the convolution mapping function.

  5. Zip as a verb (intransitive):

    (followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.

    Examples:

    "The bullet zipped through the air."

  6. Zip as a verb (intransitive, colloquial):

    (followed by a preposition) To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place).

    Examples:

    "Zip down to the shops for some milk."

  7. Zip as a verb (transitive):

    To make (something) move quickly

  8. Zip as a verb:

    To travel on a zipline.

  1. Zip as a noun (US):

    A ZIP code; a US postal code.

  2. Zip as a noun (US, by extension):

    Any postal code, for any country.

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