beginningvalue
nounUK /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ ˈvæljuː/
US /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ ˈvæljuː/
The first amount or number you have before something changes.
The beginning value of the game was ten points.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The amount of money something is worth at the start of a period.
The beginning value of the savings account was fifty dollars.
3. The first number in a pattern or list.
In the pattern 2, 4, 6, the beginning value is 2.
4. The starting point of a measurement before it changes.
The beginning value of the temperature was twenty degrees.