Old English nowiht "nothing," variant of nawiht (see naught). Meaning "zero, cipher" is from early 15c. Expression for nought "in vain" is late 13c. To come to nought is from 1590s.
例文
1. Any number to the power of nought is equal to one.
任意の数の0乗は1に等しい。
2.Sales rose by nought point four per cent last month.
先月の売上高は0.4%上昇した。
3.Numerous attempts to persuade him to write his memoirs came to nought .