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From the beginning

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Latin adverbial phrase (biochemistry / forensic medicine)

Definition

A Latin phrase meaning 'from the beginning' or 'from first principles'. In biochemistry and computational pharmacology, it refers to calculations or simulations based strictly on the laws of quantum mechanics, without relying on preexisting empirical data (e.g., ab initio protein folding). In forensic medicine, it describes an act, toxic exposure, or pathological condition present from the very start.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • From the beginning
  • From first principles

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Invariable Latin adverbial phrase widely used as a technical modifier in academic science.
Formation From Latin preposition 'ab' (from) and the ablative singular of 'initium' (beginning).
Spelling / Pronunciation [æb ih-nish-ee-oh]
Source Journal of Computational Chemistry -> Forensic Pathologist Methodologies

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Cercetătorii au folosit modelarea ab initio pentru a prezice structura tridimensională a noii enzime bacteriene implicate în degradarea toxicelor.

EN: Researchers used ab initio modeling to predict the three-dimensional structure of the new bacterial enzyme involved in toxin degradation.

RO: În raportul de autopsie, s-a demonstrat că leziunea celulară a fost prezentă ab initio, infecția fiind secundară traumatismului.

EN: In the autopsy report, it was demonstrated that the cellular lesion was present ab initio, the infection being secondary to the trauma.

Idioms & Phrases

Modelare ab initio / Ab initio modeling

RO: Metodă computațională de generare a structurii moleculare a unei substanțe fără a folosi șabloane experimentale anterioare.

EN: A computational method of generating the molecular structure of a substance without using prior experimental templates.

Nul ab initio / Void ab initio

RO: Termen medico-legal care indică un document sau un protocol clinic considerat fără valoare juridică încă din momentul redactării sale.

EN: A forensic term indicating a document or clinical protocol considered to have no legal validity from the very moment of its drafting.

Keywords

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