initialvalue
nounUK /ɪˈnɪʃəl ˈvæljuː/
US /ɪˈnɪʃəl ˈvæljuː/
The first number or amount you start with before anything changes.
The initial value of the game score was zero before you earned any points.
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2. In math, the value of a function or variable at the start of a problem.
We used the initial value to find how the pattern grew over time.
3. In science, the measurement taken before an experiment begins.
The initial value of the water temperature was 20 degrees.
4. In computing, the data a variable holds when a program first starts.
The programmer set the initial value of the counter to one.