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ab initio calculation
  افمار ِ هچ بن  
afmâr-e hac bon
Fr.: calcul ab initio  

In physics and chemistry, a calculation that relies on basic and established laws without additional assumptions or special models. Experimental input in ab initio calculations is limited to the determination of values of fundamental physical constants.

See also: → ab initio; → calculation.