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Dictionary » Z » Zeros Zeroszero Origin: F. Zero, from Ar. Cafrun, cifrun, empty, a cipher. Cf. Cipher. 1. (Science: mathematics) A cipher; nothing; naught. 2. The point from which the graduation of a scale, as of a thermometer, commences. Zero in the centigrade, or celsius thermometer, and in the Reaumur thermometer, is at the point at which water congeals. The zero of the fahrenheit thermometer is fixed at the point at which the mercury stands when immersed in a mixture of snow and common salt. In Wedgwood's pyrometer, the zero corresponds with 1077 deg on the Fahrenheit scale. 3. The lowest point; the point of exhaustion; as, his patience had nearly reached zero. Absolute zero. See absolute. (Science: physics) Zero method, a method of comparing, or measuring, forces, electric currents, etc, by so opposing them that the pointer of an indicating apparatus, or the needle of a galvanometer, remains at, or is brought to, zero, as contrasted with methods in which the deflection is observed directly; called also null method. Zero point, the point indicating zero, or the commencement of a scale or reckoning. ![]()
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Results from our forumRe: Any SOLID arguments against evolution?... wrote There is infact a chance, one that is much greater than you say (see attached picture of a hemoglobin molecule) i could not fit enough zeros on this page to account for the number of atoms in my body(slight exaggeration) and you are saying that this molecule could be arranged as many ...
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Re: Any SOLID arguments against evolution?... a chance! There is infact a chance, one that is much greater than you say (see attached picture of a hemoglobin molecule) i could not fit enough zeros on this page to account for the number of atoms in my body(slight exaggeration) and you are saying that this molecule could be arranged as many ...
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Earth after life... don't need it, this is the first line of the preveiw The total mass of the atmosphere is estimated to be some 5.5 quadrillion (55 followed by 14 zeros) tons (4.99 quadrillion metric tons).
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Oneism, part 2... detected it could at first have been a simple unit that made a yes or no decision. This computer I am typing this on works with just many ones and zeros. This unit, this small decision making force could well be made of particles much smaller than the atom or from matter we are unable to detect. ...
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Dancing Naked In the Mind Field... the number of atoms or molecules in any chemical. Mullis says Avogadro's number, which is 6.0221367 $(4$) 1023 (that's a 1 followed by 23 zeros), is too big. (Well, it is.) It gets worse. Mullis practices telepathy with his friend Harry, and he had a girlfriend once who traveled on the ...
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