Definition of zeroing Zeroing
/ziˈɹowɪŋ/ - [zeerowing] - ze•ro•ing
We found 3 definitions of zeroing from 2 different sources.
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What does zeroing mean?
Wiktionary 
- zeroing (Verb)
Present participle of zero.
Part of speech
🔤- zeroing, verb, gerund of zero (infinitive).
WordNet
NounPlural: zeros |
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| zero - a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number | ||
| 0, nought, cipher, cypher | ||
| digit, figure a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates | ||
| zero - the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured | ||
| zero point | ||
| numerical quantity a quantity expressed as a number | ||
| zero - the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing | ||
Verb |
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| zero - adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value | ||
| adjust, correct, set adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" | ||
Adjectivezero, zeroer, zeroest |
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| zero - indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score" | ||
| zero - indicating an initial point or origin | ||
| zero - having no measurable or otherwise determinable value; "the goal is zero population growth" | ||
| zero - of or relating to the null set (a set with no members) | ||
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Wiktionary
- zero (Noun)
The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero. - zero (Noun)
The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems. - zero (Noun)
Nothing, or none. - zero (Noun)
The value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero. - zero (Noun)
The point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates. - zero (Noun)
A value of the independent variable s of a function, for which the function is equal to zero. - zero (Noun)
The additive identity element of a monoid or greater algebraic structure , particularly a group or ring. - zero (Noun)
A person of little or no importance. - zero (Noun)
A setting of calibrated instruments such as a firearm. - zero (Noun)
A security which has a zero coupon paying no periodic interest. - zero (Verb)
To set a measuring instrument to zero; to calibrate instrument scale to valid zero. - zero (Verb)
To change a memory location or range to values of zero; to set a variable in a computer program to zero. - zero (Verb)
To cause or set some value or amount to be zero. - zero (Verb)
To eliminate; to delete; to overwrite with zeros. - zero (Verb)
To disappear. - zero (Adjective)
none. - zero (Adjective)
Of a cloud ceiling, limiting vision to 50 feet 15 meters or less. - zero (Adjective)
Of horizontal visibility, limited to 165 feet 50. 3 meters or less. - zero (Adjective)
Present at an abstract level, but not realized in the data.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- zero (n.)
A cipher; nothing; naught. - zero (n.)
The point from which the graduation of a scale, as of a thermometer, commences. - zero (n.)
Fig.: The lowest point; the point of exhaustion; as, his patience had nearly reached zero.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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zero
The cardinal number that denotes no quantity or amount at all. -
zero
The digit "0"
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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zero
The cypher or nought at the beginning of a graduated arc.
Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡
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zero
Originally, nothing; but now meaning a good deal on a thermometer or bank-draft, and comprising two-thirds of the 400.
Wikipedia 
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Zero is a special number. If there are zero things, there are not any things. There are none.
Example.
John has zero hats. John does not have a hat.
Symbol.
The symbol for the number zero is "0".
Arithmetic with Zero.
Let "n" be any number except zero. Then,
0 ÷ "n" = 0. (0/"n" = 0)
History of zero.
The idea of zero was first thought about in Babylon, India and in Central America at different times. Some places and countries did not know about a zero, which may have made it harder for those people to do mathematics.
Over hundreds of years the idea of zero was passed from country to country. From India and Babylon to other places, like Greece, Persia and the Arab parts of the world. The Europeans learned about zero from the Arabs.
The place of zero as a number.
Zero is not used as a place number (ordinal number). This means that it is not used like 1, 2, or 3 to indicate the order, or place, of something, like 1st, 2nd, or 3rd.
0 ÷ 0 = "not a number."
In time, zero means "now". For example, a person is counting down the time to the start of something, such as a foot race or when a rocket takes off. The count is: "three, two, one, zero (or "go")". Zero is the exact time of the start of the race or when the rocket takes off into the sky.
merged bit.
0 (zero) is both a number and a numerical digit used to represent that number in numerals. As a number, zero means "nothing" — an absence of other values. It plays a central role in mathematics as the additive identity of the integer
