zeroth-order

This is simply an interesting mathematical problem, perhaps only a zeroth-order approximation to real life of course.

Yes but, is there such a thing as a zeroth-order pedant, someone not pedantic about year ordinality?

He claims that literacy is nearly a prerequisite for things like zeroth-order logical reasoning and understanding of abstract shapes.

I job hop frequently, and have a large zeroth-order network because I did good work at each one.

The way we are all familiar with is to define a number as a zeroth-order polynomial.

I don't like the experimental protocol here, because it sets up a situation where the second-order answer is the same as the zeroth-order answer.

Look into zeroth-order optimizers and CMA-ES.

But you're still clearly retaining a reference to the lexical frame, so I'd think the "zeroth-order" assumption would be that you'd be keeping everything in that frame.

> I'd think the "zeroth-order" assumption would be that you'd be keeping everything in that frame.

A zeroth-order argument for the utility of modern painkillers: you can take acetaminophen and ibuprofen at the same time for "twice" the effect, without either risking deadly liver poisoning from acetaminophen overdose, or stressing out the stomach lining from high-dosage ibuprofen or aspirin.

That's true as a zeroth-order approximation, but even sticking to trivially quantified values your citation count is more important (that's maybe first-order), and on the level of your reputation the question you need to ask is, "will people feel like my work actually benefits them?"