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Zero?

Post by cronus » Sun Dec 22, 2013 2:32 pm

What is it?
What will the world be like after its ruler is removed?

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Re: Zero?

Post by FBM » Sun Dec 22, 2013 2:39 pm

A mental construct, probably.
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Re: Zero?

Post by Rum » Sun Dec 22, 2013 4:15 pm

Ain't nuttin'..

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Re: Zero?

Post by klr » Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:44 pm

Scrumple wrote:What is it?
Something with long range, good manoeuvrability, but piss-poor armour.

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Re: Zero?

Post by Svartalf » Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:46 pm

Something that is nothing, in other words, a paradox
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Re: Zero?

Post by charlou » Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:52 pm

FBM wrote:A mental construct, probably.
Ain't it all?

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Re: Zero?

Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Sun Dec 22, 2013 9:41 pm

That which cannot be divided by. One less than one. The limit of xn, where x < 1, as n tends to ∞. An ovoid placeholder indicating that a particular power of 10 has no contents in decimal notation. That number which is neither positive nor negative.
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Re: Zero?

Post by Scott1328 » Sun Dec 22, 2013 9:45 pm

The real number N such that M + N = M for all real M

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Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Sun Dec 22, 2013 9:51 pm

Scott1328 wrote:The real number N such that M + N = M for all real M
More formally, the additive identity for R. Also the sum of any element of R and its additive inverse.
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Re: Zero?

Post by JimC » Sun Dec 22, 2013 9:54 pm

A cattle farmer in the north of England in the past could have come up with a definitive answer:

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Re: Zero?

Post by Audley Strange » Mon Dec 23, 2013 7:11 am

Zero is the remainder when you subtract one from one.
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Re: Zero?

Post by pErvinalia » Mon Dec 23, 2013 7:22 am

There's whole books in university libraries written solely on the subject of Zero. I always meant to read one when I work at a Uni, but never got around to it. Not actually that phased that I didn't either..
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Re: Zero?

Post by mistermack » Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:34 am

In physics, zero is the volume of a point, the thickness of a line, and the duration of an instant.
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Re: Zero?

Post by Azathoth » Mon Dec 23, 2013 3:07 pm

The empty set

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Re: Zero?

Post by NineBerry » Mon Dec 23, 2013 3:27 pm

Scrumple wrote:What is it?
Sugar-Free soda drinks that are meant to target the male audience with a more "technical" sounding name, because really manly men don't consume "light" products.

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