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I am not trying to be funny. It seems to me that you are misunderstanding the usage of the word zero in this context, as in absence of any. Synonymous to "no",
by powerhugs 2y ago
I am not trying to be funny. It seems to me that you are misunderstanding the usage of the word zero in this context, as in absence of any. Synonymous to "no", as in "no threes".
It is not about the number 0.
- oneeyedpigeon 2y agoOK, if you think I'm the one misunderstanding the question, can you explain how? The example in the question is: > For example, if we choose two 2s, zero 3s, and one 5 That's talking about "zero 3s", not "three zeroes".
- powerhugs 2y agoI was too quick to press post, and I updated my above comment after you replied to it. In addition, see the adj. definition of zero: https://www.oed.com/dictionary/zero_n?tl=true#1209971660 https://www.oed.com/dictionary/zero_n?tl=true#1209971660
- powerhugs 2y ago> That's talking about "zero 3s", not "three zeroes". In this context "zero" is not a noun, but an adjective.