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zeroth Math. and Sci.|ˈzɪərəʊθ| Also (rare) zero'th. [f. zero n. + -th2.] Coming next in a series before the one conventionally regarded as the first.
1896Electrician 10 Jan. 350/2 In order to have the zeroth Bessel normal function, we need only let the conductance and permittance per unit length of cable both vary directly as the distance from x = 0. 1932Physical Rev. XL. 56 The zeroth order wave functions which they use do indeed indicate that tetrahedral symmetry should give high stability. 1956E. H. Hutten Lang. Mod. Physics iv. 143 From this the theorem is derived that one body in contact with another may be used as a thermometer, or that one body ‘reads’ the temperature of another. This theorem is sometimes referred to..as the zeroth law of thermodynamics. 1969Nature 15 Nov. 642/1 The energy of transition between the zeroth and the first energy levels. 1976J. H. Conway On Numbers & Games 0. 3 In this zeroth part, our topic is the notion of number. 1984QL User Dec. 33 LET input. vector = VEC 5 declares a vector of 6 words (BCPL vectors start at their zero'th element) pointed to by input.vector. |