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Greek
Etymology
From μηδέν (midén, “zero, nil”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”), a calque of French nihilisme. First attested 1820.
Noun
μηδενισμός • (midenismós) m (plural μηδενισμοί)
- (mathematics) cancelling out (UK), canceling out (US)
- the fact of being given zero marks
- (philosophy) nihilism (extreme scepticism)
Declension
plural forms are less common
- see: μηδέν n (midén, “zero”)
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