Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

positive zero

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables: pos-i-tive ze-ro
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A signed magnitude representation of zero in which the sign bit indicates a positive number.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"When not otherwise noted, "zero" will mean "positive zero" here."

Usage

Inflected Forms

positive zeros (plural) positive zeroes (plural)

Phrases

negative zero signed magnitude

Frequently Paired Words

negative zero signed magnitude

Questions

What does positive zero mean?: A signed magnitude representation of zero in which the sign bit indicates a positive number.

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