as in zero
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it the difference in the audio performance of those two CD players is nil

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Recent Examples of nil Otto and former Houston Oilers Pro Bowl WR Ken Burrough will forever be associated with double nil unless the NFL returns it to circulation. Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2023 Never let it be said that UCLA is doing nil about NIL. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022 To have relations, human being to human being, the chances are almost nil now, which wasn’t the case before. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2023 The chances that the lame duck Congress will restore the Child Tax Credit to its 2021 level are virtually nil. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for nil 

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“Nil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nil. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.

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