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nought

UK/nɔːt/ US/noːt/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

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Origin

From Middle English nought, noght, noȝt, from Old English nōwiht, nāwiht, which in turn comes from ne-ā-wiht, which was a phrase used as an emphatic "no", meaning "not anything". Equivalent to ne + ought or ne + a + wight. Doublet of naught and not.

Phrases

  • all for nought
  • bring to nought
  • come to nought
  • more often than nought
  • set at nought

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