zeroth

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English ordinal numbers

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Ordinal : zeroth     Cardinal : zero

Adjective

zeroth (not comparable)

1. (mathematics) In the first position in a sequence whose elements are numbered starting at zero; the ordinal number corresponding to zero.

   The zeroth order polynomial approximation is constant.

2. Corresponding to a position preceding the first.

   A and C are in equilibrium following the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics.

Translations

ordinal number corresponding to zero

• Armenian: զրոերորդ (hy) (zroerord)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 第零 (cmn) (dìlíng)

• Czech: nultý (cs) m
• French: zérotième (fr)
• Georgian: ნულოვანი (ka) (nulovani)
• German: nullter (de) m, nullte (de) f (or masculine definite)
• Hungarian: nulladik (hu)

• Italian: zeresimo (it)
• Japanese: 第零 (ja) (dairei), 第ゼロ (ja) (dai-zero), 零番目 (ja) (reiban-me), ゼロ番目 (ja) (zero-ban-me)
• Malay: kekosong (ms)
• Persian: صفرم (fa) (sefrom)
• Polish: zerowy (pl) m
• Russian: нулевой (ru) (nulevój)
• Turkish: sıfırıncı (tr)

corresponding to a position preceding the first

• Georgian: ნულოვანი (ka) (nulovani)
• German: nullte (de)

• Italian: zeresimo (it)
• Persian: صفرم (fa) (sefrom)

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Translations to be checked

• Dutch: nulde
• Esperanto: nula (eo)
• French: zeroième

• Norwegian: nulte (no)
• Novial: seroesmi
• Portuguese: zerésimo

See also

• null
• 0th