The null sign (∅) is often used inmathematics for denoting the empty set. The same letter in linguistics represents zero, the lack of an element. It is commonly used in phonology, morphology, and syntax.
The symbol ∅ is available at Unicode point U+2205.[1] It can be coded in HTML as and as or as . It can be coded in LaTeX as .
Similar letters and symbols include the following:
majuscule and minuscule are a part of the alphabet of Scandinavian languages. The minuscule letter is also used in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to represent close-mid front rounded vowel.
majuscule and minuscule are a part of the Greek alphabet. It sometimes take the form of and is used as a sign in different fields of studies. The is used in the IPA for voiceless bilabial fricative.
majuscule and minuscule are a part of the Greek alphabet. The minuscule is used in the IPA for voiceless dental fricative. The capital letter sometimes are rendered as .
majuscule and minuscule are a part of the Cyrillic script. It is used in the IPA for close-mid central rounded vowel.
majuscule and minuscule are a part of the Cyrillic script. The letter took the place of fita (and), a letter of Early Cyrillic alphabet in modern usages.
In mathematics, the null sign (∅) denotes the empty set. Note that a null set is not necessarily an empty set. Common notations for the empty set include "", "∅", and "
\emptyset
Empty sets are used in set operations. For example:
A=\{2,3,5,7,11\}
B=\{4,6,8,9\}
A\capB=?
There are no common elements in the solution; so it should be denoted as:
orA\capB=\varnothing
A\capB=\{\}
See also: Zero (linguistics), Silent letter and Null morpheme. In linguistics, the null sign is used to indicate the absence of an element, such as a phoneme or morpheme.
The English language was a fusional language, this means the language makes use of inflectional changes to convey grammatical meanings. Although the inflectional complexity of English has been largely reduced in the course of development, the inflectional endings can be seen in earlier forms of English, such as the Early Modern English (abbreviated as EModE).
The verb endings of EModE was summarised in the table below by Roger Lass:[3]
| Present | Past | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| First person singular | -∅ | -d | |
| Second person singular | -st | -dst | |
| Third person singular | -th, -s | -d |