niltoidA dev blog and project portfolio
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Ahmad Saeed · Product Engineer

About

Ahmad Saeed builds things that respond: robots and LED rigs, interactive installations, a system for running VR arcades, games, and AI tools. This site is a scrapbook of the projects he’s explored over the years.

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The etymology of “niltoid”

A made up word that could mean “resembling absolutely nothing” or “having the characteristics of zero.”

Word breakdown

Nil-
From the Latin nihil: “nothing” or “zero.”
-toid
A variation on the Greek-derived suffix -oid: “resembling,” “like,” or “having the form of.” An android resembles a human; an asteroid looks like a star.

Word roots: nil · -oid