meaninglessvalue
nounUK /ˈmiːnɪŋləs ˈvæljuː/
US /ˈminɪŋləs ˈvæljuː/
A meaningless value is a number or word that does not tell you anything useful.
The computer showed a meaningless value on the screen, so we could not tell how many apples were left.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. In computing, a stored value that has no real information, often used just to fill a space.
The program put a meaningless value in the empty box until the user typed a real number.
3. A number that looks like data but cannot be understood or used.
The broken sensor sent a meaningless value, like 99999, to the weather app.
4. Something that has no importance or purpose.
To the judge, his excuse was a meaningless value in the decision.