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ab initio
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ab in·i·ti·o  (b -nsh-)
adv.
From the beginning.

[Latin ab initi : ab, from + initi, ablative of initium, beginning.]

ab initio Latin [æb ɪˈnɪʃɪˌəʊ]
(Law) from the start
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Adv.1.ab initio - at the beginning; "at first he didn't notice anything strange"

ab initio
adverb (Latin) from the beginning, from the start, from the first, from scratch (informal), from the word go (informal), from first principles They do more advanced work with their students ab initio.
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ab initio [ˌæbɪˈnɪʃɪəʊ]
A. ADVab initio, desde el principio
B. ADJ ab initio learnerprincipiante mf


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We used this method together with state-of-the-art ab initio calculations of the pair potential to obtain good agreement with experimental data in a wide range of temperatures (22).
Both synchrotron X-ray diffraction and ab initio calculations showed the same cause for bringing the two elements closer in radii and electronegativity, resulting in the new alloy phase.
Both the semiempirical and ab initio calculations for the all-trans and alternating trans-gauche conformations, for the different positions of methyl groups were performed for likely configurations of PMVC, as summarized in Fig.
 
 
 
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