zero-based (EN)

adjective

adjective “zero-based”

1. (in programming) using numbering that starts at zero
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   In Python, lists are zero-based, so to access the first item, you start counting from zero.
2. (in finance) requiring every expense to be justified (reevaluated) during every period
   The company adopted zero-based budgeting to carefully evaluate all expenditures each year.