It's still apt, even as someone ostensibly in that category. It does require some abstract thinking to comprehend sets of zero measure, negative measure or com

It's still apt, even as someone ostensibly in that category. It does require some abstract thinking to comprehend sets of zero measure, negative measure or complex measure in mathematics. A "zero length object" is also encountered pretty often in practice:http://docs.autodesk.com/CIV3D/2013/ENU/index.html?url=filesMAPC3D/GUID-61D3A404-77BF-4385-865C-440F8BD04D5B.htm,topicNumber=MAPC3Dd30e92890 http://docs.autodesk.com/CIV3D/2013/ENU/index.html?url=files... and zero-length files come to mind. The euphemism ends up working out fine, though likely not the author's intent.