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zeroth
[ zeer-ohth ]
adjective
- coming in a series before the first:
the zeroth level of energy.
zeroth
/ ˈzɪərəʊð /
adjective
- denoting a term in a series that precedes the term otherwise regarded as the first term
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Word History and Origins
Origin of zeroth1
C20: from zero + -th ²
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Example Sentences
Plus the zeroth law: "A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm."
From Salon
R refers to reproduction and 0 to the zeroth generation, as in patient zero.
From New York Times
“To zeroth order, our ideas of how these things formed seem to be vindicated,” he says.
From Scientific American
They also got a serious obesity epidemics, too much good cheap food and zeroth physical activity.
From New York Times
If 13 is the first term, can you find the zeroth term and finally nail down the elusive 14th term using the method of finite differences?
From New York Times
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