Null

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See also: null, núll, and null'

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Proper noun

Null (plural Nulls)

  1. A surname.

German

Etymology

    Since late 16th c. From earlier form Nulla (c. 1500), from Italian nulla, from Latin nūlla, feminine of nūllus (“no one”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *né, *óynos and *-lós.

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    Noun

    Null f (genitive Null, plural Nullen)

    1. (mathematics) zero (a numeral; numeric symbol of zero)
      Synonym: Zero
      Die Null und der Großbuchstabe „O“ sind sich im Schriftbild sehr ähnlich. ― Zero and the capital letter "O" are very similar in typeface.
      Er malte eine große Null auf das Papier. ― He painted a big zero in the sheet of paper.
      Die Zahl Hundert wird mit zwei Nullen geschrieben. ― The number one hundred is written with two zeros.
    2. (derogatory) failure, loser
      Synonyms: Nichtskönner, Versager
      In Mathematik ist er eine totale Null. ― He is a total failure in mathematics.

    Declension

    Declension of Null
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Null die Nullen
    genitive einer der Null der Nullen
    dative einer der Null den Nullen
    accusative eine die Null die Nullen

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    Descendants

    • → Estonian: null
    • → Russian: ноль (nolʹ)

    Further reading

    • “Null” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • “Null” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • “Null” in Duden online

    Luxembourgish

    Etymology

    From Latin nūlla.

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    Noun

    Null f (plural Nullen)

    1. zero
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