as in zero
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it the difference in the audio performance of those two CD players is nil

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Noun
  • Strong technical leaders don't just translate between the world of zeros and ones and the world of dollars and cents.
    Meeky Hwang, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • That is, they are composed of on/off switches strung together in logic circuits that process data as a string of binary ones and zeros.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.
    Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Dec. 2024
  • But nothings more peaceful than tomorrow to a man going through pain today.
    Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Nil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nil. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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