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zero point

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zero point [′zirĀ·ō ‚pȯint]
(mathematics)
A complex number at which an analytic function assumes the value zero.
(ordnance)
The location of the center of a burst of an atomic missile at the instant of detonation; the zero point may be in the air, or on or beneath the surface of land or water, dependent upon the type of burst, and it is thus to be distinguished from ground zero.


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This penetrating practice offers a clear and radically simple way to return to the Zero Point, a way walked by countless men and women over two and a half millennia, since the time of the Buddha.
To assign a plus (high) or minus (low) sign in front of the final calculation, we always assume the drive side of our equipment is perfect or a zero point as in alignment checks to be discussed later.
Remember: Numbers on opposite sides of the zero point must be combined to find their difference.
 
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