null

noun
/nʌl/CA/nʌl/US/nɐl/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French nul, from Latin nūllus.

  1. derived from nūllus
  2. borrowed from nul

Definitions

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

  2. Zero quantity of expressions

    Zero quantity of expressions; nothing.

    • The kindes of Cyphars, (beſides the Simple Cyphars with Changes, and the intermixtures of Nvlles, and Nonsignificants) are many, according to the Nature or Rule of infoulding : Wheele-Cyphars, Kay-Cyphars, Dovbles, &c.
  3. Something that has no force or meaning.

  4. + 16 more definitions
    1. The null character

      The null character; the ASCII or Unicode character (␀), represented by a zero value, which indicates no character and is sometimes used as a string terminator.

    2. The attribute of an entity that has no valid value.

      • Since no date of birth was entered for the patient, his age is null.
    3. One of the beads in nulled work.

    4. The null hypothesis.

    5. Having no validity

      Having no validity; "null and void".

    6. Insignificant.

    7. Absent or non-existent.

      • The most recent attempt to contact Pioneer 10 was on 6-7 February 2003. But in this case, the Madrid station got conclusively null results after an assiduous search.
    8. Of the null set.

    9. Of or comprising a value of precisely zero.

    10. Causing a complete loss of gene function

      Causing a complete loss of gene function; amorphic.

    11. Neutral.

    12. To nullify

      To nullify; to annul.

      • Thy fair enchanted cup, and warbling charms / No more on me have pow’r, their force is null’d, / So much of Adders wiſdom I have learnt / To fence my ear againſt thy Sorceries.
    13. To return to the null position, setting, etc.

    14. To form nulls, or into nulls, as in a lathe.

    15. To crack

      To crack; to remove restrictions or limitations in (software).

      • A nulled or a cracked plugin is basically a hacked version of a paid plugin that offers its premium functionalities for free.
    16. A surname.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at null. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01null02meaning03existence04substance05essential06necessary07unavoidable

A definitional loop anchored at null. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at null

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA