Zero-Based Numbering Quiz

Zero-based numbering is a way of numbering in which the initial element of a sequence is assigned the ______, rather than the index 1 as is typical in everyday non-mathematical or non-programming circumstances.

Under zero-based numbering, the initial element is sometimes termed the ______ element, rather than the first element; zeroth is a coined ordinal number corresponding to the number zero.

In some cases, an object or value that does not (originally) belong to a given sequence, but which could be naturally placed before its initial element, may be termed the ______ element.

There is not wide agreement regarding the correctness of using zero as an ______ (nor regarding the use of the term zeroth), as it creates ambiguity for all subsequent elements of the sequence when lacking context.

Numbering sequences starting at 0 is quite common in ______ notation.