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principles |
Grep of noun principle archimedes' principle basic principle bitter principle exclusion principle first principle fundamental principle huygens' principle of superposition indeterminacy principle judicial principle le chatelier's principle le chatelier-braun principle le chatelier principle legal principle life principle localisation principle localization principle mass-action principle moral principle pauli exclusion principle pleasure-pain principle pleasure-unpleasure principle pleasure principle principle principle of equivalence principle of liquid displacement principle of parsimony principle of relativity principle of superposition reality principle uncertainty principle vital principle working principle Overview of noun principle The noun principle has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (14) principle, rule -- (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") 2. (9) principle -- (a rule or standard especially of good behavior: "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles") 3. (7) principle -- (a basic truth or law or assumption: "the principles of democracy") 4. (4) principle, rule -- (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") 5. (2) principle, precept -- (rule of personal conduct) 6. (2) rationale, principle -- (an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature; "the principles of internal-combustion engines") Overview of noun principle The noun principle has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (14) principle, rule -- (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") 2. (9) principle -- (a rule or standard especially of good behavior: "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles") 3. (7) principle -- (a basic truth or law or assumption: "the principles of democracy") 4. (4) principle, rule -- (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") 5. (2) principle, precept -- (rule of personal conduct) 6. (2) rationale, principle -- (an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature; "the principles of internal-combustion engines")
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