Definitions for zeroth
ˈzɪər oʊθze·roth

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. zerothadjective

   preceding even the first

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. zerothadjective

   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. zerothadjective

   Corresponding to a position preceding the first.

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

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. zeroth

   "Zeroth" typically refers to something that comes before the "first" in a series, process or system. It's often used in laws, principles or rules in various scientific fields, denoting the principle that precedes the first one numerically but was actually established or discovered afterward. The term "zeroth" is not often used in everyday language, more commonly seen in a scientific, mathematical, or technical context.

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. zeroth

   First. Among software designers, comes from C's and LISP's 0-based indexing of arrays. Hardware people also tend to start counting at 0 instead of 1; this is natural since, e.g., the 256 states of 8 bits correspond to the binary numbers 0, 1, ..., 255 and the digital devices known as counters count in this way.Hackers and computer scientists often like to call the first chapter of a publication ‘Chapter 0’, especially if it is of an introductory nature (one of the classic instances was in the First Edition of K&R). In recent years this trait has also been observed among many pure mathematicians (who have an independent tradition of numbering from 0). Zero-based numbering tends to reduce fencepost errors, though it cannot eliminate them entirely.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ZEROTH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Zeroth is ranked #149395 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Zeroth surname appeared 110 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Zeroth.
   
   93.6% or 103 total occurrences were White.
   4.5% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1865","2"],["1881","1"],["1889","3"],["1900","1"],["1904","1"],["1911","13"],["1912","17"],["1913","1"],["1917","3"],["1922","6"],["1923","7"],["1924","5"],["1926","7"],["1927","2"],["1928","1"],["1929","26"],["1930","8"],["1931","5"],["1932","12"],["1933","10"],["1934","19"],["1935","127"],["1936","27"],["1937","22"],["1938","6"],["1939","81"],["1940","46"],["1941","23"],["1942","36"],["1943","54"],["1944","32"],["1945","25"],["1946","13"],["1947","67"],["1948","82"],["1949","197"],["1950","113"],["1951","291"],["1952","176"],["1953","157"],["1954","151"],["1955","236"],["1956","404"],["1957","239"],["1958","162"],["1959","413"],["1960","371"],["1961","347"],["1962","563"],["1963","807"],["1964","680"],["1965","982"],["1966","776"],["1967","924"],["1968","779"],["1969","947"],["1970","890"],["1971","884"],["1972","967"],["1973","942"],["1974","1055"],["1975","1098"],["1976","1147"],["1977","1327"],["1978","953"],["1979","1127"],["1980","992"],["1981","1243"],["1982","1496"],["1983","1363"],["1984","1344"],["1985","1934"],["1986","1655"],["1987","1835"],["1988","1737"],["1989","1993"],["1990","1969"],["1991","2044"],["1992","2142"],["1993","1991"],["1994","1870"],["1995","2134"],["1996","1916"],["1997","1816"],["1998","1925"],["1999","1625"],["2000","2306"],["2001","2154"],["2002","2337"],["2003","2549"],["2004","2448"],["2005","2662"],["2006","2474"],["2007","2500"],["2008","1664"]]

How to pronounce zeroth?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say zeroth in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of zeroth in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of zeroth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=zeroth
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Zeroth
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Zeroth
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=zeroth