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null
[nuhl]
adjective
without value, effect, consequence, or significance.
being or amounting to nothing; nil; lacking; nonexistent.
Mathematics.(of a set)
of measure zero.
being or amounting to zero.
noun
Electronics.a point of minimum signal reception, as on a radio direction finder or other electronic meter.
verb (used with object)
to cancel; make null.
null
/ ʌ /
adjective
without legal force; invalid; (esp in the phrase null and void )
without value or consequence; useless
lacking distinction; characterless
a null expression
nonexistent; amounting to nothing
maths
quantitatively zero
relating to zero
(of a set) having no members
(of a sequence) having zero as a limit
physics involving measurement in which an instrument has a zero reading, as with a Wheatstone bridge
null
Of or relating to a set having no members or to zero magnitude.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of null1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of null1
Idioms and Phrases
null and void, without legal force or effect; not valid.
This contract is null and void.
Example Sentences
Rather than respect the plain language of the order, Bondi’s strategy is to play games to either render the ruling null or to challenge the court’s authority.
“In the case of basketball, if the player enters the transfer portal, the deal is null and void,” Zito said.
Under Yukon law, a newly- elected official must take it within 40 days of their election or else their win “shall be considered null”.
Under Yukon law, a newly elected official must take the oath within 40 days of their election or else their win "shall be considered null".
“If you don’t come up with something positive, that 22 acres is null and void,” he told Miller.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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