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| Arabic numeral |
any of the symbols for the numbers zero through nine; 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. |
| Celsius |
relating to a temperature scale on which water freezes at zero degrees and boils at one hundred degrees; centigrade. (abbreviated: C) |
| countdown |
the act of counting down to zero from a higher number to prepare for the start of an event. |
| digit |
any of the whole numbers from zero through nine. [1/2 definitions] |
| integer |
a positive or negative whole number or zero. |
| Kelvin |
a temperature scale having intervals that correspond to those of the Celsius scale. On the Kelvin scale, zero degrees (zero Kelvins)is equal to -273.15 degrees Celsius. [1/3 definitions] |
| minus |
less than zero; negative. [1/5 definitions] |
| naught |
the number zero. [1/2 definitions] |
| negative |
being a number or quantity less than zero. [2/7 definitions] |
| nothing |
zero. [1/4 definitions] |
| one |
the number that comes after zero and before two in the sequence of cardinal numbers; 1. [1/8 definitions] |
| positive |
having to do with an amount greater than zero. [2/7 definitions] |
| whole number |
a counting number or zero. 1, 5, 15, and 258 are examples of whole numbers. |
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