Definition
Definition of zero-based - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
mathematicsTECH. having zero as the initial pointTECH.
- The numbering system is zero-based.
2.
technologyTECH. starting array index at zeroTECH.
- In Python, lists are zero-based.
3.
financeTECH. requiring annual approval for each expenseTECH.
- The company adopted a zero-based budgeting approach.
Expressions with zero-based
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budget where every expense must be justified each period
We use a zero-based budget to control our spending.
method of budgeting that requires justifying every expense from zero
The agency adopted zero-based budgeting to cut wasteful programs.
Origin of zero-based
Italian, zero (nothing) + English, based (foundation)
Terms with zero-based included in their meaning
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acr: zero-based budgeting
budgeting method starting from zero each time
Examples of zero-based in a sentence
In a zero-based budget, every dollar is accounted for. JavaScript arrays are also zero-based. The zero-based index can confuse new programmers. They implemented a zero-based review for all projects. Zero-based analysis was crucial for the financial audit.
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- French:à base zéro, commençant à zéro, ...
- German:nullbasiert, nullstartend, ...
- Italian:basato su zero, a indice zero, ...
- Spanish:basado en cero, indexado desde cero, ...
- Portuguese:tendo zero como ponto inicial, indexado a partir de zero, ...
- Chinese:零起点, 零起始的, ...
- Japanese:ゼロベース, ゼロベースの, ...
- Arabic:مُبْتَدِئ مِنَ الصِّفْر, مُفْهَرَس مِنَ الصِّفْر, ...
- Hebrew:מוּבְסָס עַל אֶפֶס, בְּאַפֶס, ...
- Russian:нумерация с нуля, с нулевой индексацией, ...
- Ukrainian:нульовий, з нульовим індексом, ...
- Hindi:शून्य-आधारित, शून्य-सूचकांक, ...
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