0 vs nought

0

noun
  • The off or low bit state. 

  • 0. 

  • The origin, starting point, or fixed reference point, especially for a measurement. 

nought

noun
  • The figure or character representing, or having the shape of, zero. 

  • Nothing; something which does not exist. 

  • Not any quantity of number; zero; the score of no points in a game. 

  • A thing or person of no worth or value; nil. 

verb
  • To abase, to set at nought. 

pron
  • Nothing; zero. 

adj
  • Wicked, immoral. 

adv
  • To no extent; in no way; not at all. 

  • Not. 

How often have the words 0 and nought occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )