Origin (start)

Origin (start)

"Origin" refers to the beginning, starting-point, cause, or ultimate source, from which a thing is derived.

Examples

*A general point in time. Also referred to more in technical senses an Epoch, Epochal date, Epochal event, Epochal moment, but with more specific meaning.
*A human's genealogy.
*A dog's pedigree.
*The place or point at which a muscle, nerve, etc., arises.
*The point of intersection of the axes in Cartesian coordinate system.
*The pole in polar coordinates.
*The source of a river system.
*The first stage of existence.
*The birth of a living entity, thought, belief or idea.

cience and philosophy

* Cosmology, origin and evolution of the universe.
* Epistemology, origin of knowledge.
* Etymology, origin of words.
* Genealogy, origin of families.
* Paleoanthropology, the study of human origin.
* Toponymy, origin of place names.


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