ab initio
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Many universities now offer "ab initio" undergraduate courses for languages, meaning you can start as a complete beginner - something Prof Koglbauer says has bolstered uptake.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2025
Some key questions that ab initio calculations can help answer are the binding energies and properties of atomic nuclei and the link between nuclear structure and the underlying interactions between protons and neutrons.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
The extensive ab initio molecular dynamics simulations used in this study were still limited by their short time and length scales and high computational costs in representing the chemical reactions.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
The void ab initio doctrine has obvious application in SisterSong.
From Slate ● Nov. 16, 2022
The complete computation of the circumstances of an eclipse ab initio requires three distinct processes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
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