Ab Initio: A calculation or prediction that is based purely on theory rather than on experimental data. Accurate ab initio predictions are an important test of a theory. (Lat., 'from first principles').

 

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Ab Initio: A calculation or prediction that is based purely on theory rather than on experimental data. Accurate ab initio predictions are an important test of a theory. (Lat., 'from first principles').

Orphan (international adoption definition): For immigration purposes, a child under the age of 16: • whose parents have died or disappeared • who has been abandoned or otherwise separated from both parents • whose sole surviving paren . . . View Full Definition

Opposable: The capability of being placed against the remaining digits of a hand or foot; e.g., the ability of the thumb to touch the tips of the fingers on that hand.

Other Liabilities: Liabilities other than debt, line of credit, and accounts payable, for example, deferred taxes, accrued expenses, and customer deposits.

Other Long-Term Liabilities: Value of leases, future employee benefits, deferred taxes, and other obligations not requiring interest payments that must be paid over a period of more than one year.

Outside Cabin: A cabin having window(s) or porthole(s) offering an exterior view.

Open Syllable: Any syllable ending in a vowel, like the word tree.

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Octosyllabic: Having eight syllables.

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