Just a random thought, but the number zero, is a really peculiar number isn't it? After much thought, this number and what it stands for is more than just another number in the number line.
The number zero, is neither an integer or a real number. It is neither positive or negative. It is neither odd nor even. For such a number, it is nothing more than a symbol of non-existence in the language of numbers. It is a presence meant to mark the absence of numbers. But yet its presence means so much more in larger numbers where a zero means more than just the absence of any other numbers. It represents a jump in the value of numbers preceding it by 10 times the value of the next digit in the number, while also signifying that the particular spot it is situated holds no value.
Zero is more than just a an absence. It is a balance, where neither positive or negative of a number is in excess. It is the thin line where any number to its left on the number line would be of the same magnitude as that of any number equidistant to zero from the right, though the 2 numbers would be opposite in direction on a vector diagram.
The symbol of zero itself is an interesting one. Shaped as a circle (though often drawn as an ellipse or oval), it is a shape without a beginning, and without an end. A symbol of eternity that, in some cultures is favoured during times events marriages. A puzzling fact that any number, no matter how insignificant it is, when divided by zero, a non-existent presence (which is in itself a paradox), would give a number so large it can only be an infinite string of numbers that run as long as eternity represented by the character used to denote zero.
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