Zero (mathematics)

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Zero, in mathematics, most often refers to the number zero, but can refer to other things as well:

  • In analytic geometry and algebra, the zeros of a function are the arguments of the function where the function result is exactly zero, or where the graph of the function crosses the x-axis.