null
/nʌl/
Meanings
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Noun
The absence of any value, data, or substance.
- "The database returned a null value for that field."
- "The variable was initialized to null."
Pronunciation
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/nʌl/
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Antonyms
antinull , non-null
Variants
List of all variants of null that leads to same resultnull , nulls , nulled , nulling , null and void , null hypotheses , null hypothesis , null-space , null-spaces , aleph-null , aleph-nulls
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.From Old French nul, meaning 'nobody' or 'no one'. In mathematics, null was used to represent the absence of a value.
Trivia
Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word-
In SQL, a null value is different from a zero or blank value.
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In some programming languages, such as C++ and Java, null is represented as a pointer to an object with no memory allocated.
Related Concepts
informations on related concepts or terms closely associated with the word. Discuss semantic fields or domains that the word belongs to-
NaN (Not a Number): A special floating-point value representing an undefined, unrepresentable or uncomputable value.
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Empty String: A string with no characters, denoted as '' or '' in different programming languages.
Culture
Any cultural, historical, or symbolic significance of the word. Explore how the word has been used in literature, art, music, or other forms of expression.In computer programming and mathematics, null is a common concept used to represent the absence of a value or the default value of a variable.
How to Memorize "null "
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visualize
- Imagine an empty box or container to represent the concept of null.
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associate
- Associate the concept of null with the absence of a value or the default value of a variable.
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mnemonics
- Use the mnemonic 'NothinG' to remember that null represents 'NothinG' or 'No Value'.
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