ab initio

/ˌæb ɪˈnɪʃ.i.oʊ/adv
High School
1

From the time when a law, legal right or decree, contract, ownership interest, partnership (etc.) comes into force.

2

Calculated from first principles, i.e. from basic laws without any further additional assumptions.

3

Taken with no prior qualifications.

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