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OK, if you think I'm the one misunderstanding the question, can you explain how?

The example in the question is:

> For example, if we choose two 2s, zero 3s, and one 5

That's talking about "zero 3s", not "three zeroes".






> That's talking about "zero 3s", not "three zeroes".

In this context "zero" is not a noun, but an adjective.


I was too quick to press post, and I updated my above comment after you replied to it.

In addition, see the adj. definition of zero: https://www.oed.com/dictionary/zero_n?tl=true#1209971660




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