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null

  • noun
  • /nʌl/

A non-existent or empty value or set of values.

Other meanings

  1. Zero quantity of expressions; nothing.

  2. Something that has no force or meaning.

Synonyms

  • nothing
  • cipher
  • goose egg
  • zero
  • zip

Related words

  • conull
  • nonnull
  • nullability
  • nullable
  • nullcline
  • nullectomy
  • nullge
  • nullification
  • nulliparous
  • nullish
  • nulliverse
  • nullspace

Word history

From Latin "nūllus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “null” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.