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1Zero-risk bias — occurs when individuals value complete elimination of a risk, however small, to a reduction in a greater risk which is a greater reduction but which does not eliminate that risk entirely. Individuals may prefer small benefits that are certain to… …
2zero — /zear oh/, n., pl. zeros, zeroes, v., zeroed, zeroing, adj. n. 1. the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher. 2. the origin of any kind of measurement; line or point from which all… …
3Zero-fare public transport — services are funded in full by means other than collecting a fare from passengers. They may be funded by national, regional or local government through taxation or by commercial sponsorship by businesses. Types of zero fare transportCity wide… …
4Zero tolerance — policies are studied in criminology and are common in formal and informal policing systems around the world.Fact|date=December 2007 The policies also appear in informal situations where there may be sexual harassment or Internet misuse in… …
5Zero definite article — is a speaking behavior where the definite article the or a is not used. The definite article is sometimes omitted before words such as prison , school , bed , and (in non American dialects) hospital , hence:* She is in hospital. * He was taken to …
6Zero waste agriculture — is a type of sustainable agriculture which optimizes use of the five natural kingdoms, i.e. plants, animals, bacteria, fungi and algae, to produce biodiverse food, energy and nutrients in a synergistic integrated cycle of profit making processes… …
7Zero-differential overlap — is an approximation that is used to ignore certain integrals, usually two electron repulsion integrals, in Semi empirical quantum chemistry methods quantum chemistry molecular orbital methods.If the molecular orbitals mathbf{Phi} i are expanded… …
8zero-carbon — ˌzero ˈcarbon 8 [zero carbon] adjective in which the amount of ↑carbon dioxide produced has been reduced to nothing or is balanced by actions that protect the environment Syn: ↑carbon neutral • a zero car …
9Zero-point field — In quantum field theory, the zero point field is the lowest energy state of a field, i.e. its ground state, which is non zero. [cite book | last = Gribbin | first = John | title = Q is for Quantum An Encyclopedia of Particle Physics | publisher …
10Zero-energy building — BedZED zero energy housing in the UK A zero energy building, also known as a zero net energy (ZNE) building, Net Zero Energy Building (NZEB), or Net Zero Building, is a popular term to describe a building with zero net energy consumption and zero …
