terminus a quo
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of terminus a quo
literally: the end from which
Example Sentences
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Every tendency or movement presupposes a terminus a quo, from which it starts, and a terminus ad quem, to which it tends.
From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Arthur Preuss
Cognition, whenever we take it concretely, means determinate 'ambulation,' through intermediaries, from a terminus a quo to, or towards, a terminus ad quem.
From Meaning of Truth by William James
The strength of his system lies in the principles, the origin, the terminus a quo of his thought; for us the strength is in the outcome, the upshot, the terminus ad quem.
From The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by William James
If ix.-xiv. be a unity, a definite terminus a quo is provided in ix.
From Introduction to the Old Testament by John Edgar McFadyen
The first object, starting place, or terminus a quo, is this northwest angle of Nova Scotia.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 3, part 2: Martin Van Buren by James D. (James Daniel) Richardson
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