Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

empty sum

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: emp-ty -sum
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The result of adding no numbers, conventionally defined to equal zero.

Inflected Forms

empty sums (plural)

Phrases

empty product

Frequently Paired Words

empty product

Synonyms

nullary sum

Questions

What does empty sum mean?: The result of adding no numbers, conventionally defined to equal zero.

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