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nulls

[nuhl] Origin

null

[nuhl]
adjective
1.
without value, effect, consequence, or significance.
2.
being or amounting to nothing; nil; lacking; nonexistent.
3.
Mathematics. (of a set)
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.

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Nulls is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
verb (used with object)
6.
to cancel; make null.
7.
null and void, without legal force or effect; not valid: This contract is null and void.

Origin:
1555–65; < Latin nūllus, equivalent 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."
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null   (nŭl)  Pronunciation Key 
Of or relating to a set having no members or to zero magnitude.
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