ab initio

Adverb

Meaning

at the beginning

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Synonyms

initially bud first beginning primarily mainly originally birth chiefly embryo infancy foremost all along from scratch from the beginning

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Antonyms

lastly end last eventually finally ultimately

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Examples

Because of recent improvements in the accuracy of theoretical predictions based on large scale ab initio quantum mechanical calculations, meaningful comparisons between theoretical and experimental findings have become possible. Yuan T. Lee

at first he didn't notice anything strange Source: Internet

All constants appearing in the equations must be obtained beforehand from experimental data or ab initio calculations. Source: Internet

Both ab initio and semi-empirical approaches involve approximations. Source: Internet

De novo or ab initio techniques for computational protein structure prediction are related to, but strictly distinct from experimental studies of protein folding. Source: Internet

Diagram illustrating various ab initio electronic structure methods in terms of energy. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Ab Fab ab inconvenienti ab init ab intestato ab intra ab invito