null
nʌl
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Definition of null - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
technologyTECH.non-existent or empty value in computingTECH.
  • The database returned a null for the missing entry.
nil void
2.
no valueTECH.zero quantity or nothingTECH.
  • The value of the variable was null.
nothingness void

Adjective

1.
non-existentnot existing or present
  • The null results showed no evidence of the theory.
absent empty void
2.
invalidhaving no legal or binding force
  • The contract was declared null by the court..
invalid void
3.
mathTECH.equal to zero in valueTECH.
  • The null vector has no magnitude.
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Expressions with null

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having no legal force or effect
The contract was declared null and void by the judge..
set with no elements
In mathematics, a null set is a set containing no elements..
special marker in data that shows information is missing or unknown
The database stored a null value when no email address was entered.
hypothesis assumed true until proven false
The null hypothesis states there is no effect.
smallest size of an infinite set, like counting numbers
Aleph-null is the cardinality of the natural numbers.
connect two devices using a serial cable
The technician used a null modem to link the computers.

Origin of null

Latin, nullus (none)

Terms with null included in their meaning

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legal
invalid or null state
mathematics
hypothesis that contradicts the null hypothesis in statistical testing
mathematics
statistical error accepting a false null hypothesis
academic
tendency to publish significant findings over null results
mathematics
error of rejecting a true null hypothesis
significance level
probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis
invalidating
making something invalid or null
databases
convert a null value to a defined value

Examples of null in a sentence

  • Null values can cause errors in calculations.
  • The account balance was reduced to null.
  • In the equation, the result was null.
  • The data was null and void in the report.
  • His null response indicated a lack of interest.
  • The agreement was null due to a technicality.

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  1. French:valeur nulle, nul, ...
  2. German:Null, nicht vorhanden, ...
  3. Italian:null, inesistente, ...
  4. Spanish:nulo, inexistente, ...
  5. Portuguese:nulo, inexistente, ...
  6. Chinese:空值, 不存在的, ...
  7. Japanese:ヌル, 存在しない, ...
  8. Arabic:قِيمَة فَارِغَة, مَعْدُوم, ...
  9. Hebrew:נוּל, לֹא קַיָּם, ...
  10. Russian:null, нулевой, ...
  11. Ukrainian:нуль, нульовий, ...
  12. Hindi:नल, अस्तित्वहीन, ...
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