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ze·roth

(zîr′ōth, zē′rōth)

adj.

Of or relating to the ordinal number matching the number 0 in a series: the zeroth power of 10.

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zeroth

(ˈzɪərəʊð)

adj

denoting a term in a series that precedes the term otherwise regarded as the first term

[C20: from zero + -th²]

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ze•roth

(ˈzɪər oʊθ)
adj.

coming in a series before the first: the zeroth level of energy.

[1895–1900]

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Adj.

zeroth - preceding even the first

ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"

Translations

nultý

nulladik

zerowy

нулевой

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