null
/nʌl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
noun
Zero quantity of expressions; nothing.
noun
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.
noun
One of the beads in nulled work.
noun
The null hypothesis.
adj
Having no validity; "null and void".
Example Sentences
- "The kindes of Cyphars, (beſides the Simple Cyphars with Changes, and the intermixtures of Nvlles, and Nonsignificants) are many, according to the Nature or Rule of infoulding : Wheele-Cyphars, Kay-Cyphars, Dovbles, &c."
- "Since no date of birth was entered for the patient, his age is null."
- "And however Firmilian and S. Cyprian might be deceived in the thinking hereticks quite loſt their orders ; yet in this they were untouched, that although their ſuppoſition was queſtionable, yet their ſuperſtructure was not meddled with, viz. That if they had been Lay-perſons, their Baptizations were null and invalid."
- "In proportion as we descend the social scale our snobbishness fastens on to mere nothings which are perhaps no more null than the distinctions observed by the aristocracy, but, being more obscure, more peculiar to the individual, take us more by surprise."
- "The most recent attempt to contact Pioneer 10 was on 6-7 February 2003. But in this case, the Madrid station got conclusively null results after an assiduous search."
- "In normal operation, the input cranks to both the MPCU and standby rudder actuator will rotate to provide the servo valve command to the units, and the rudder will be hydraulically moved by the MPCU. The rudder movement is in turn fed back mechanically to both the MPCU and standby actuator systems so that when the rudder surface deflects to the position commanded by the pilot, the input cranks on both of the units will be returned to their null positions. Thus, there is a geometric relationship between the rudder position, the input crank of the MPCU, the torque tube, and the input crank of the standby rudder actuator that is retained during normal operation."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinosder. Proto-Italic *noinolos Latin nūllusder. Old French nul Middle French nulbor. English null Borrowed from Middle French nul, from Latin nūllus.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: nul, nūllus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /nʌl/
- British English: /nʌl/
Usage
Inflected Forms
nulls (plural)
more null (comparative)
most null (superlative)
nulls (present, singular)
nulling (participle, present)
nulled (participle, past)
nulled (past)
Derived Forms
Phrases
alef null
aleph-null
dev null
non-null persistent
null anaphora
null and void
null byte injection
null character
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
Antonyms
antinull
non-null