No. 1,911 in Swedish

nollan

"The zero" or "the nil," often referring to the number zero in Swedish.

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Jag missade att göra mål, så jag håller fortfarande nollan.
I missed scoring, so I am still at zero.
In this sentence, 'nollan' refers to the numeral zero, used in sports as a score indicator meaning no points have been scored.
Efter att ha gått igenom alla alternativen, insåg vi att nollan var det enda rätta valet.
After reviewing all options, we realized that zero was the only correct choice.
Here, 'nollan' represents the concept of zero as a valid numerical option or choice.
Inom matematiken är nollan ett fundamentalt tal.
In mathematics, zero is a fundamental number.
In this sentence, 'nollan' is used as a term signifying the mathematical number zero as a basic and essential element.

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