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Etymology

From Latin ab (from) + initiō, ablative singular of initium (beginning).

Adverb

ab initio

  1. (law) Refers to the time from when a legal document comes into force.
  2. (sciences) Refers to calculations from first principles, that is from basic laws without any further additional assumptions.
  3. university Refers to a course taken with no prior qualifications.

Related terms

  • void ab initio

Translations

ar:ab initio et:ab initio es:ab initio fa:ab initio gl:ab initio lt:ab initio hu:ab initio ja:ab initio pt:ab initio ru:ab initio sr:ab initio ta:ab initio zh:ab initio

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