μηδενισμός
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From μηδέν (midén, “zero, nil”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”), a calque of French nihilisme. First attested 1820.
Noun
[edit]μηδενισμός • (midenismós) m (plural μηδενισμοί)
- (mathematics) cancelling out (UK), canceling out (US)
- the fact of being given zero marks
- (philosophy) nihilism (extreme scepticism)
Declension
[edit]Declension of μηδενισμός
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | μηδενισμός • | μηδενισμοί • | |
genitive | μηδενισμού • | μηδενισμών • | |
accusative | μηδενισμό • | μηδενισμούς • | |
vocative | μηδενισμέ • | μηδενισμοί • | |
plural forms are less common |
Related terms
[edit]- see: μηδέν n (midén, “zero”)
Further reading
[edit]- μηδενισμός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language