Submitted by György Chityil ... on Fri, 01/19/2018 - 19:27 Hierarchy: AdverbDescription: {{science}} Refers to calculations ''from first principles'', that is from basic laws without any further additional assumptions.Ngram: ab initioNgram Text: ab initioSource: WiktionaryIssue: 0Wiktionary tag: scienceNgram Count: 2