In mathematics, a zero element is one of several generalizations of the number zero to other algebraic structures. These alternate meanings may or may not reduce to the same thing, depending on the context.
Read more about Zero Element: Additive Identities, Absorbing Elements, Zero Objects, Zero Morphisms, Least Elements, Zero Module, Zero Ideal, Zero Matrix, Zero Tensor, Zero Divisor, Zerosumfree Monoid
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