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by Farino on March 18th, 2006

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Why is the word zero used more frequently than the word nought?

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  • by Jon Perryman on March 18th, 2006

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    I have no proof but my guess would be that zero is a precise term. Nought is another spelling for naught which is derived from "not aught". Naught is used for the number zero but also has the meaning of nothing. Mathematically, you can't have less than nothing. You can however have less than zero (negative numbers).

    I've only heard the word naught used in the UK. Another possibility is that in the USA, we simply stopped using the word naught.

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  • by GregPredmore on May 7th, 2009

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    For the same reason that 13 is used instead of .3333333333333333333333333333333333333. Accuracy.

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