Nought
Nought noun - A mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number.
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Zero
Zero noun - A mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number.
Nought is a synonym for zero (British) in nothing topic. You can use "Nought" instead the word "Zero" as a noun or a pronoun or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as naught. archaic substitute
Nearby Words: zeroed, zeroing
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- In Australia, "zero" is for numbers, and "nought/naught" is used the same way as "all for nought".
Source: Useful Notes / British English - Stealth Pun: She once used "Jacqueline Nought" as an alias, with "nought" being the British term for the American "zero." So she is "Jack Zero".
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In Britain and Australia, this decade is often called the Noughties, as the word "nought" is another word for "zero" (which some Brits might sourly note was roughly how much of what Tony Blair said was true).
Source: Turn of the Millennium
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