ab initio
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Etymology[edit]
From Latin ab (“from”) + initiō, ablative singular of initium (“beginning”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
- (law) From the time when a legal document comes into force. [Early 17th century.][1]
- (sciences) Calculated from first principles, i.e. from basic laws without any further additional assumptions.
- (of an academic course) Taken with no prior qualifications.
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Translations[edit]
referring to the time from when a legal document comes into force
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calculated from first principles, i.e. from basic laws without any further additional assumptions
taken with no prior qualifications
References[edit]
- ^ 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 4:
