zeroth
Speech parts
1. zeroth - Adjective
2. zeroth - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
preceding even the first
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Examples
For example, the zeroth law states that if two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with a third body, they are also in thermal equilibrium with each other.
For example, the 2nd value in row 4 of Pascal's triangle is 6 (the slope of 1s corresponds to the zeroth entry in each row).
Complex, nonlinear pharmacokinetics arise via autoinhibition of CYP2D6 and CYP2D8, resulting in zeroth order kinetics at higher doses.
A simple construction of the triangle proceeds in the following manner: In row 0, the topmost row, the entry is (the entry is in the zeroth row and zeroth column).
Forces and path derivatives Position itself, zeroth derivative The most prominent force associated with the position of a particle relates through Hooke's law to the rigid stiffness of a spring: : This is a force opposing the increase in displacement.
For this reason, the C programming language specifies that array indices always begin at 0; and many programmers will call that element " zeroth " rather than "first".