null

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Adjective

nullCanonical form
1

Having no legal or binding force; invalid.

The contract was declared null because it lacked proper signatures.

2

Having or associated with the value zero; amounting to nothing.

The null value in the equation means there is no solution.

Antonym

Noun

nullSingular
nullsPlural
1

A zero or empty value, especially in computing or programming.

The function returns null if no data is found.

2

A character or symbol representing nothing or an absence of data.

The database field returned null because no value was entered.

Verb

1

To make null; to invalidate or annul.

The court decided to null the contract due to fraud.