naughts

noun

plural of naught
as in zeros
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it my locker number is naught-seven-two

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  1. zeros
  2. aughts
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  • The first version, dated September 30, 2026, claimed to show that all nontrivial zeros must be between 1/8 and 7/8, and was formally verified using the Lean programming language.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Engineers could represent the two configurations as binary digits, or zeros and ones.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
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  • Paneer For the first time since the mid-aughts, paneer is back in the cheese aisle with a cheery new pink-and-yellow label.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
  • That’s why a new band bleeding the edges of garage, punk, Americana, and indie rock is deceiving when old heads who’ve remained involved since the aughts remember Hollywell strictly from his crusty folk-punk days before smartphones and social media.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
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