zero-based
ˈzɪəroʊ beɪst
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.
annualized
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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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ZBBacr.
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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  1. French:à base zéro, commençant à zéro, ...
  2. German:nullbasiert, nullstartend, ...
  3. Italian:basato su zero, a indice zero, ...
  4. Spanish:basado en cero, indexado desde cero, ...
  5. Portuguese:tendo zero como ponto inicial, indexado a partir de zero, ...
  6. Chinese:零起点, 零起始的, ...
  7. Japanese:ゼロベース, ゼロベースの, ...
  8. Arabic:مُبْتَدِئ مِنَ الصِّفْر, مُفْهَرَس مِنَ الصِّفْر, ...
  9. Hebrew:מוּבְסָס עַל אֶפֶס, בְּאַפֶס, ...
  10. Russian:нумерация с нуля, с нулевой индексацией, ...
  11. Ukrainian:нульовий, з нульовим індексом, ...
  12. Hindi:शून्य-आधारित, शून्य-सूचकांक, ...
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