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nuller

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null

  [nuhl]
Use nuller in a Sentence
–adjective
1. without value, effect, consequence, or significance.
2. being or amounting to nothing; nil; lacking; nonexistent.
3. Mathematics. (of a set)
a. empty.
b. of measure zero.
4. being or amounting to zero.
–noun
5. Electronics. a point of minimum signal reception, as on a radio direction finder or other electronic meter.
–verb (used with object)
6. to cancel; make null.
—Idiom
7. null and void, without legal force or effect; not valid: This contract is null and void.
Origin:
1555–65; < L nūllus, equiv. to n(e) not + ūllus any
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Word Origin & History

null 
"void of legal force," 1563, from M.Fr. nul, from L. nullus "not any, none," from ne- "not, no" (see un-) + illus "any," dim. of unus "one."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: null
Pronunciation: 'n&l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Anglo-French nul, literally, not any, from Latin nullus, from ne- not + ullus any
: having no legal or binding force : VOID null contract>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
null   (nŭl)  Pronunciation Key 
Of or relating to a set having no members or to zero magnitude.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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