(surveying) An optimal network design within a computer. It involves choosing an optimal reference system and revolving it around a certain real number.

plural of zero-point energy

(cryptography) An interactive method for one party to prove to another that a (usually mathematical) statement is true, without revealing anything other than the veracity of the statement.

(mathematics, informal) Bijective numeration in base ten.

(management) A budget developed disregarding the expenses or costs of the prior year, requiring explicit justification for all expenditures.

plural of zero-based budget

(finance) A promissory note that pays at maturity the value of the note with no separate interest payments, the effective interest arising from the discounted purchase price.

(biochemistry) the major structural protein of the peripheral myelin sheath

plural of zero-order hold

(mathematics) A mathematical model of the practical signal reconstruction done by a conventional digital-to-analog converter, describing the effect of converting a discrete-time signal to a continuous-time signal by holding each sample value for one sample interval.