zeroth

English

English numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: zero     Ordinal: zeroth     Abbreviated ordinal: 0th     Adverbial: never

Alternative forms

• zeroeth

Etymology

From zero + -th (ordinal suffix).

Pronunciation

• (UK, New Zealand, Australia) IPA^(key): /ˈzɪəɹəʊθ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) enPR: zîrʹōth, zēʹrōth, IPA^(key): /ˈzɪɹoʊθ/, /ˈziɹoʊθ/
• Rhymes: -ɪəɹəʊθ, -iːɹəʊθ
• Hyphenation: zeroth

Adjective

zeroth (not comparable)

1. (mathematics) In the initial 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.

Synonyms

• nothingth
• noughth (rare)

Derived terms

• zeroth grade
• zerothly

Translations

ordinal number corresponding to zero

• Arabic: صِفْرِيّ (ṣifriyy)
• Armenian: զրոերորդ (zroerord)
• Belarusian: нулявы́ (be) (nuljavý)
• Bulgarian: ну́лев (núlev)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 第零 (dì-líng)

• Czech: nultý (cs)
• Danish: nulte
• Esperanto: nula (eo), nulaj pl
• Finnish: nollas (fi)
• French: zérotième (fr), nullième (fr), zéroième (fr)
• Georgian: ნულოვანი (nulovani)
• German: nullte (de)
• Greek: μηδενικός (el) (midenikós)
• Gujarati: શૂન્યમું (śūnyamũ)
• Hungarian: nulladik (hu)
• Ido: zeresma
• Irish: nialasach
• Italian: zeresimo (it)
• Japanese: 第零 (だいれい, dairei), 第ゼロ (だいゼロ, dai-zero), 零番目 (れいばんめ, reiban-me), ゼロ番目 (ゼロばんめ, zero-ban-me)
• Kazakh: нөлінші (nölinši)
• Korean: 영째 (yeongjjae), 영번째 (yeongbeonjjae)
• Kyrgyz: нөлүнчү (ky) (nölüncü)
• Macedonian: нулти (nulti)
• Malay: kekosong
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: nulte

• Persian:

  Iranian Persian: صِفْرُم (sefrom)

• Polish: zerowy (pl)
• Portuguese: zerésimo (pt)
• Russian: нулево́й (ru) (nulevój)
• Slovak: nultý
• Spanish: cero (es), ceroésimo (rare)
• Swedish: nollte (sv)
• Tatar: нуленчы (nulençı)
• Turkish: sıfırıncı (tr)
• Ukrainian: нульо́вий (uk) (nulʹóvyj)
• Urdu: صِفَرْواں (sifarvā̃)
• Welsh: serofed

corresponding to a position preceding the first

• Bulgarian: нулев (nulev)
• Finnish: nollas (fi)
• Georgian: ნულოვანი (nulovani)
• German: nullte (de)
• Italian: zeresimo (it)
• Persian:

  Iranian Persian: صِفْرُم (sefrom)

See also

• null
• 0th