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'''0''' (zero) is both a [[number]] and the [[numerical digit]] used to represent that number in [[Numeral system|numerals]].

== Description ==

The number 0 fulfills a central role in [[mathematics]] as the [[additive identity]] of the [[Integer|integers]], [[Real number|real numbers]], and many other [[Algebraic structure|algebraic structures]].

As a digit, 0 is used as a placeholder in [[Positional notation|place value systems]].

Names for the number 0 in English include zero, nought or (US) naught, nil, or—in contexts where at least one adjacent digit distinguishes it from the letter "O"—oh or o.

Informal or slang terms for zero include zilch and zip.

Ought and aught, as well as cipher, have also been used historically.

== See also ==

* [[0th]] (zero as an [[ordinal number]])
* [[Brahmagupta]]
* [[Division by zero]]
* [[Grammatical number]]
* [[Number theory]]
* [[Peano axioms]]
* [[Signed zero]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0_(number) 0 (number)] @ Wikipedia

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[[Category:Numbers]]

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