零れい点てん

noun

zero points; no marks; a score of zero

Used for tests, grading, games, and evaluations where the score or mark is zero.

• 数すう学がくのテストで零れい点てんを取とった。

  I got zero on the math test.

• 名な前まえを書かき忘わすれると零れい点てんになります。

  If you forget to write your name, you will get no marks.

noun

zero of a function; root

Mathematical term for an input value at which a function becomes zero; in English this is a zero or root of the function.

• この関かん数すうの零れい点てんを求もとめなさい。

  Find the zeros of this function.

noun

zero degrees Celsius; freezing point

Temperature-scale use meaning the zero point on the Celsius scale, especially the freezing point of water; 零度 is the more straightforward everyday word for zero degrees.

See also: 零度

• 水みずは摂せっ氏し零れい点てんで凍こおる。

  Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius.