"Το μηδέν."
Translation:Zero.
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Query whether "zero" should be an acceptable answer for "Το μηδέν" in addition to "the zero." In English, we would normally just say "zero," unless we are pointing to a specific zero..
Of course, this could be just "zero" or "the zero" depending on context. In Greek, we do love our articles. :D
Does that mean you will add plain old "zero" as an acceptable answer to "Το μηδέν," because I got it wrong (Strengthening Skills). Thanks! ;-)
I wish we could but for some reason, we do not have access to Strengthen skills. We are trying to work out what the glitch is but so far we haven't found a way to edit this area.
There's an interesting discussion of when the Greeks thought of or found out about the idea of το μηδέν, "zero," here: https://hsm.stackexchange.com/questions/6072/did-the-ancient-greeks-have-zero-in-their-number-system The Maya people of Mesoamerica independently of the Egyptians etc. had a zero for their astronomical calculations. Human innate curiosity is fascinating.
