zero point

The location of the center of a burst of a nuclear weapon at the instant of detonation. The zero point may be in the air, or on or beneath the surface of land or water, depending upon the type of burst, and it is thus to be distinguished from ground zero.

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Noun

zero point - the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measuredzeronumerical quantity - a quantity expressed as a number

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punto zero

Zero Point

zero point

[′zir·ō ‚pȯint] (mathematics) A complex number at which an analytic function assumes the value zero. (ordnance) The location of the center of a burst of an atomic missile at the instant of detonation; the zero point may be in the air, or on or beneath the surface of land or water, dependent upon the type of burst, and it is thus to be distinguished from ground zero.

Zero Point

the zero position of the origin of some frame of reference. In opticomechanical measuring instruments and in the scale of values of microscopes and rulers, the zero point is an imaginary point or gradation that corresponds to the zero indicator of the reading mechanism. The zero point can vary in these instruments because of particular design features or because of various external forces (temperature, pressure). The zero point is determined by special research or by observation.

zero point

Related to zero point: Zero point energy

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Synonyms for zero point

noun the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured

Synonyms

zero

Related Words

numerical quantity

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