Principle (Noun)
Meaning 1
A rule or standard especially of good behavior; "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
A basic truth or law or assumption; "the principles of democracy".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
Rule of personal conduct.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
A basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 5
A rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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- Localisation Principle
- Huygens' Principle Of Superposition
- Localisation Of Function
- Mass Action
- Localization Principle
- Le Chatelier-Braun Principle
- Law Of Parsimony
- Localisation
- Le Chatelier's Law
- Superposition Principle
- Localization
- Ockham's Razor
- Principle Of Parsimony
- Superposition
- Gestalt Principle Of Organization
- Le Chatelier Principle
Meaning 6
(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.