from zero

idiom

: from a point at which nothing has been done yet
You'll have to start from zero if you can't find your notes.

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The production version will feature a tri-motor powertrain that produces 1,548 hp and is able to rocket from zero to 60 mph in 1.97 seconds and hit a top speed of 217 mph. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024 By not hiking rates last year, Ueda may have lost his window to get rates further away from zero. William Pesek, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 The surveys were conducted over a seven month period ending in Sept. 2024, with chains scored from zero to 100 on categories including convenience of store hours and locations, coffee freshness, food quality, wait times and speed of checkout. Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024 The Gini index measures income inequality using values ranging from zero to one, with one representing total inequality and zero representing total income equality. Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for from zero 

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“From zero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20zero. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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