aught – Another word for “nothing, zero.” More…
zero, cipher – Zero and cipher come from Arabic sifr, “nought, zero,” from Sanskrit sunya, “empty.” More…
lay an egg – The egg in “to lay an egg” refers to “zero.” More…
googol – Coined when mathematician Edward Kasner asked his nephew to create a word for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros. More…