Definitions for null
nʌlnull

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 4 votes

1. nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippoadjective

   a quantity of no importance

   "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"

2. null, voidadjective

   lacking any legal or binding force

   "null and void"

GCIDERate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Nulladjective

   Having a value of zero; as, of null utility.

2. Nulladjective

   (Math.) Empty; having no members; as, the null set.

3. Nulladjective

   (Computers) Unassigned or meaningless; -- a special value given to variables, especially pointers or logical variables, indicating that it is meaningless and cannot be used in computation; as, an uninitialized pointer in "C" is given a null value. The actual value that is stored in memory to indicate the null condition may vary with the computer language used.

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. nullnoun

   A non-existent or empty value or set of values.

2. nullnoun

   Zero quantity of expressions; nothing.

3. nullnoun

   the ASCII or Unicode character (), represented by a zero value, that indicates no character and is sometimes used as a string terminator.

4. nullnoun

   the attribute of an entity that has no valid value.

   Since no date of birth was entered for the patient, his age is null.

5. nullnoun

   One of the beads in nulled work.

6. nullverb

   to nullify

7. nulladjective

   Having no validity, "null and void"

8. nulladjective

   insignificant

9. nulladjective

   absent or non-existent

10. nulladjective

    of the null set

11. nulladjective

    of or comprising a value of precisely zero

12. nulladjective

    causing a complete loss of gene function, amorphic.

13. Etymology: From nul, from nullus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nulladjective

   Void; of no force; ineffectual.

   Etymology: nullus, Latin.

   With what impatience must the muse behold
   The wife, by her procuring husband sold?
   For tho’ the law makes null th’ adulterer’s deed
   Of lands to her, the cuckold may succeed. Dryden.

   The pope’s confirmation of the church lands to those who hold them by king Henry’s donation, was null and fraudulent. Jonathan Swift, Miscell.

2. Nullnoun

   Something of no power, or no meaning. Marks in ciphered writing which stand for nothing, and are inserted only to puzzle, are called nulls.

   If part of the people be somewhat in the election, you cannot make them nulls or ciphers in the privation or translation. Francis Bacon, War with Spain.

3. To Nullverb

   To annul; to annihilate; to deprive of efficacy or existence.

   Etymology: nullus, Latin.

   Thy fair enchanted cup, and warbling charms,
   No more on me have power, their force is null’d. John Milton.

   Reason hath the power of nulling or governing all other operations of bodies. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmol. b. ii.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Null

   Null refers to the absence or nonexistence of something. It can indicate the absence of a value or the lack of a particular attribute or characteristic. In various contexts, null can represent a void, an empty state, or a placeholder that signifies the absence of information or a valid condition.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Nulladjective

   of no legal or binding force or validity; of no efficacy; invalid; void; nugatory; useless

2. Nullnoun

   something that has no force or meaning

3. Nullnoun

   that which has no value; a cipher; zero

4. Nullverb

   to annul

5. Nullnoun

   one of the beads in nulled work

6. Etymology: [L. nullus not any, none; ne not + ullus any, a dim. of unus one; cf. F. nul. See No, and One, and cf. None.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Null

   Null is a special marker used in Structured Query Language (SQL) to indicate that a data value does not exist in the database. Introduced by the creator of the relational database model, E. F. Codd, SQL Null serves to fulfill the requirement that all true relational database management systems support a representation of "missing information and inapplicable information". Codd also introduced the use of the lowercase Greek omega symbol to represent Null in database theory. NULL is also an SQL reserved keyword used to identify the Null special marker. Null has been the focus of controversy and a source of debate because of its associated three-valued logic, special requirements for its use in SQL joins, and the special handling required by aggregate functions and SQL grouping operators. Computer science professor Ron van der Meyden summarized the various issues as: "The inconsistencies in the SQL standard mean that it is not possible to ascribe any intuitive logical semantics to the treatment of nulls in SQL." Although various proposals have been made for resolving these issues, the complexity of the alternatives has prevented their widespread adoption. For people who aren't database experts, a good way to remember what null means is to remember that in terms of information, "lack of a value" is not the same thing as "a value of zero"; similarly, "lack of an answer" is not the same thing as "an answer of no". For example, consider the question "How many books does Juan own?" The answer may be "zero" or "null". In a database table, the column reporting this answer would start out with a value of null, and it would not be updated with "zero" until we have ascertained that Juan owns no books. Similarly, when the question is, "Does Juanita own a car?", the answer "we don't know" is not the same thing as "no". The former yields a database entry of "null"; only the latter yields a database entry of "no".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Null

   nul, adj. of no legal force: void: invalid: of no importance.—n. something of no value or meaning, a cipher: a bead-like raised work.—v.t. to annul, nullify.—v.i. to kink: to form nulls, or into nulls, as in a lathe.—Nulled work, woodwork turned by means of a lathe so as to form a series of connected knobs—for rounds of chairs, &c. [L. nullus, not any, from ne, not, ullus, any.]

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1. NULL

   What does NULL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the NULL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

How to pronounce null?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of null in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of null in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of null in a Sentence

1. The Supreme Court in December:

   Decisions taken or to be taken by the National Assembly while these citizens are incorporated will be absolutely null.

2. Ana Suda:

   He looked at me, and he asked me where I was born, so, I look at him, and I say, 'Are you serious?' He's like, 'I am very serious.'/* global CNN, Modernizr */'use strict';CNN.INJECTOR.executeFeature('video').then(function () {CNN.VideoPlayer.handleUnmutePlayer = function handleUnmutePlayer(containerId, dataObj) {'use strict';var playerInstance,playerPropertyObj,rememberTime,unmuteCTA,unmuteIdSelector = 'unmute_' + containerId,isPlayerMute;dataObj = dataObj || {};if (CNN.VideoPlayer.getLibraryName(containerId) === 'fave') {playerInstance = FAVE.player.getInstance(containerId) || null;} else {playerInstance = containerId }isPlayerMute = (typeof dataObj.muted === 'boolean') ? dataObj.muted : false;if (CNN.VideoPlayer.playerProperties }if (playerPropertyObj.mute playerInstance.unmute();if (unmuteCTA.length > 0) {unmuteCTA.removeClass('video__unmute--active').addClass('video__unmute--inactive');unmuteCTA.off('click');rememberTime = 0;if (rememberTime 0) {$vidEndSlate.find('.l-container').html('');$vidEndSlate.removeClass('video__end-slate--inactive').addClass('video__end-slate--active');}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true) ? true : false;var configObj = {thumb: 'none',video: 'us/2018/05/22/border-patrol-speaking-spanish-panel-lemon-ctn-sot.cnn',width: '100%',height: '100%',section: 'domestic',profile: 'expansion',network: 'cnn',markupId: 'body-text_29',theoplayer: {allowNativeFullscreen: true},adsection: 'const-article-inpage',frameWidth: '100%',frameHeight: '100%',posterImageOverride: {.

3. Gurdial Singh Nijar:

   He gave direction asking them to publish a correction, failing which (Singapore's government) can take action against them, which includes ultimately being charged in Singapore's courts, we are saying that direction...is of no effect, null and void, and cannot be enforced.

4. Walter Bagehot:

   The most intellectual of men are moved quite as much by the circumstances which they are used to as by their own will. The active voluntary part of a man is very small, and if it were not economized by a sleepy kind of habit, its results would be null.

5. Gurdial Singh Nijar:

   We are saying that direction...is of no effect, null and void, and cannot be enforced.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=null
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=null
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Null
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=null
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/null
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=null
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=null