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== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French nul, from Latin nūllus. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, Canada) IPA(key): /nʌl/ (General American) IPA(key): /nʌl/, /nʊl/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /nɐl/, /nal/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /nʊl/ (gulf-golf merger) IPA(key): /nɑl/ Rhymes: -ʌl, -ʊl === Noun === null (plural nulls) A non-existent or empty value or set of values. Zero quantity of expressions; nothing. Something that has no force or meaning. (computing) The null character; the ASCII or Unicode character (␀), represented by a zero value, which indicates no character and is sometimes used as a string terminator. (computing) The attribute of an entity that has no valid value. One of the beads in nulled work. (statistics) The null hypothesis. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === null (comparative more null, superlative most null) Having no validity; "null and void". Insignificant. Absent or non-existent. (mathematics) Of the null set. (mathematics) Of or comprising a value of precisely zero. (genetics, of a mutation) Causing a complete loss of gene function; amorphic. (mechanical engineering, of a position or setting) Neutral. ==== Antonyms ==== antinull non-null ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === null (third-person singular simple present nulls, present participle nulling, simple past and past participle nulled) (transitive, archaic) To nullify; to annul. To return to the null position, setting, etc. To form nulls, or into nulls, as in a lathe. (computing, slang, transitive) To crack; to remove restrictions or limitations in (software). === Related terms === annul nulled work === See also === nil \0 (computing) ∅ (linguistic morphology, set theory) == Cimbrian == === Etymology === From Latin nūllus (“none”). === Numeral === null (Luserna) zero === References === Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien == Estonian == === Etymology === From German Null. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnulʲː/, [ˈnulʲː] Rhymes: -ulʲː Hyphenation: null === Numeral === null (genitive nulli, partitive nulli) zero ==== Declension ==== == Faroese == === Etymology === From Latin nullus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nʊlː/ Rhymes: -ʊlː === Numeral === null zero === Noun === null n (genitive singular nuls, plural null) (mathematics) the numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero ==== Declension ==== == German == === Etymology === From the noun Null (“the number zero”), from Italian nulla, from Latin nulla, feminine singular of nullus (“no, none”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nʊl/ === Numeral === null (cardinal number) zero; nil; nought; (tennis) love (integer number between −1 and 1, denoting no quantity at all) (colloquial) zero; no Synonym: (überhaupt) kein ==== Coordinate terms ==== === Adjective === null (strong nominative masculine singular nuller, not comparable) (specialist, law, chiefly predicative) null (having no validity) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== null und nichtig (also in common use) === Further reading === “null” in Duden online and “null” in Duden online; cp. “Null” in Duden online and “Null” in Duden online “null” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache; cp. “Null” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Hunsrik == === Etymology === Borrowed from German null === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnul/ Rhymes: -ul Syllabification: null === Numeral === null zero === References === == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin nullus, from Proto-Italic *noinolos, from *oinos (“one”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos, possibly from *ís. === Determiner === null no (determiner: not any) ha null penger - to have no money === Numeral === null zero, nought, nil === Noun === null m (definite singular nullen, indefinite plural nuller, definite plural nullene) null n (definite singular nullet, indefinite plural null or nuller, definite plural nulla or nullene) zero (numeric symbol of zero), nought, nil a nobody or nonentity (derogatory about a person) ==== Derived terms ==== nullstille nulltoleranse nullvekst === References === “null” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin nullus, from Proto-Italic *noinolos, from *oinos (“one”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos, possibly from *ís. === Determiner === null no (determiner: not any) ha null pengar - to have no money === Numeral === null zero, nought, nil === Noun === null m (definite singular nullen, indefinite plural nullar, definite plural nullane) null n (definite singular nullet, indefinite plural null, definite plural nulla) zero (numeric symbol of zero), nought, nil a nobody or nonentity (derogatory about a person) ==== Derived terms ==== nulltoleranse nullvekst === References === “null” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === Compare German null. === Numeral === null zero