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Definitions for ab initio
ɑb ɪˈnɪt iˌoʊ; Eng. æb ɪˈnɪʃ iˌoʊab ini·tio

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. initially, ab initioadverb

    at the beginning

    "at first he didn't notice anything strange"

Wiktionary

  1. ab initioadverb

    From the time when a legal document comes into force.

  2. ab initioadverb

    Calculated from first principles, i.e. from basic laws without any further additional assumptions.

  3. ab initioadverb

    Taken with no prior qualifications.

  4. Etymology: * First attested in 1600.

Wikipedia

  1. Ab initio

    Ab initio ( AB in-ISH-ee-oh) is a Latin term meaning "from the beginning" and is derived from the Latin ab ("from") + initio, ablative singular of initium ("beginning").

ChatGPT

  1. ab initio

    Ab initio is a Latin term meaning "from the beginning." In English, it is often used in legal contexts to indicate something is the case from the start or from the first act. In other disciplines like physics and chemistry, "ab initio" refers to calculations or theories that are based on established laws of nature without additional assumptions or special models.

Wikidata

  1. Ab initio

    Ab initio is a Latin term meaning "from the beginning" and is derived from the Latin ab + initio, ablative singular of initium.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ab initio in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ab initio in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of ab initio in a Sentence

  1. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

    YOU CANNOT REFORM A SYSTEM THAT WAS DESIGNED TO OSTRACIZE AND MARGINALIZE A CERTAIN CLASS OF PEOPLE i.e THE POOR. IT WAS A SYSTEM FATALLY FLAWED AND DESIGNED AS REPRESSIVE AB INITIO! IT IS SELECTIVELY GENOCIDAL, AND ITS LAWS MUST BE DISOBEYED.

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  • ab initio, desde el principioSpanish
  • ab initioPersian
  • आदितः, ए कोल्ड स्वेट हॉट - हेयडेड बिलिवरHindi
  • начало, возникновениеRussian
  • ab initioTelugu

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