1. Plural of naught; the digit 0 or zero.
Usage: Common in mathematical and numerical contexts.
2. Things of no value or importance; nothings.
Usage: Often used in the phrase 'come to naughts' meaning to fail or amount to nothing.

Examples

• The number 101 contains two naughts and one one.
• All his plans came to naughts when the funding fell through.
• She wrote down several naughts before adding the other digits.
• His efforts amounted to naughts in the end.
• The code consists of naughts and ones in binary.
• Their promises proved to be mere naughts.