Definition of Ab initio

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ab initio
(Latin) from the beginning

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Ab initio Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

Integrated Circuit Terminology
Ab Initio
from first principles. An ab initio calculation is a calculation derived from first principles.


Ab initio Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

WordNet 2.0
ab initio

Adverb
1. at the beginning; "at first he didn't notice anything strange"
(synonym) initially, at first, at the start

hEnglish - advanced version
ab initio

ab initio
adv : at the beginning; "at first he didn't notice anything strange" [syn: initially, at first, at the start]






The 'Lectric Law Library
Ab Initio
Lat. 'from the beginning'. Usually used in reference to contracts, estates, trespasses and deeds to indicate their existence or validity relates back to their creation like an (unlawful) marriage 'ab initio' meaning the marriage was void during its entire alleged existence.

When a man enters upon lands or into the house of another by authority of law, and afterwards abuses that authority, he becomes a trespasser ab initio. And if an officer neglects to remove goods attached within a reasonable time and continues in possession, his entry becomes a trespass ab initio. But in case of an authority in fact, to enter, an abuse of such authority will not, in general, subject the party to an action of trespass.
   

This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.

Duhaime.org Legal Dictionary
Ab initio
Latin: from the start; from the beginning. - (read more on Ab initio)
  


Ab initio Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

JM Latin-English Dictionary
Ab initio
From the beginning


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maritime&shipping&trade
Ab Initio
From the beginning.


Ab initio Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

General Chemistry Glossary
ab initio
A calculation or prediction that is based purely on theory rather than on experimental data. Accurate ab initio predictions are an important test of a theory. (Lat., "from first principles")


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Ab Initio
If you are looking for the Latin term, see ab initio.

Ab Initio Software Corporation was founded in the mid 1990's by the former CEO, Sheryl Handler, and several other former employees of Thinking Machines Corporation, after the bankruptcy of that company.

The Ab Initio software is a fourth generation data analysis, batch processing, data manipulation graphical user interface (GUI)-based parallel processing tool that is commonly used to extract, transform and load data.


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Ab initio
The Latin term ab initio means from the beginning and is used in several contexts:
  • when describing literature: told from the beginning as opposed to in medias res (meaning starting in the middle of the story)
  • as a legal term: refers to something being the case from the start or from the instant of the act, rather than from when the court declared it so. A judicial declaration of the invalidity of a marriage ab initio is a nullity.
  • in science: A calculation is said to be "ab initio" (or "from first principles") if it relies on basic and established laws of nature without additional assumptions or special models.

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