Document what happens if parameter value is not specified (#720)

rigetti · Dec 1, 2018 · a190164 · a190164
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@@ -341,6 +341,11 @@ filled in for, say, 200 values between :math:`0` and :math:`2\pi`. We demonstrat
         # Store our results
         parameteric_measurements.append(bitstrings)
 
+In the example here, if you called ``qc.run(executable)`` and didn't specify ``'theta'``, the program would apply
+``RZ(0, qubit)`` for every execution.
+
+.. note::
+    Classical memory defaults to zero. If you don't specify a value for a declared memory region, it will be zero.
 
 Gate Modifiers
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